We’ve just released the video version of my interview with well-known YouTuber atheist Alex O’Connor (thus far only publicly available in audio form as episode four of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God) and it’s taken off beyond what we expected! 100,000 views in only four days! In our conversation, we discuss how he outgrew and put aside the New Atheism of his teenage years and developed a more nuanced approach to religion and worldview dialogue. He also shared with me what would be most likely to convert him to Christianity!

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This week’s interview highlight: Despite the huge anti-religious influence that the New Atheists had on western culture and belief, Professor Alister McGrath has seen increasing numbers of Christian converts say that Richard Dawkins and his colleagues actually played a significant role in bringing them to faith! McGrath explores this phenomenon, as well as why the New Atheist movement eventually burnt out.

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Playlist: the best apologetics lectures on YouTube!

This YouTube playlist is my selection of a variety of great lectures from top scholars making the case for Christianity! You could learn this for thousands of pounds at a university, or simply click here and watch for free!

The Conversion of Public Intellectuals

In this fascinating article, Luke Bretherton appears to be chiming in with my thesis that we are seeing a new wave of thinkers come to embrace Christianity, rather than pouring scorn on it like the New Atheists did!

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Justin Brierley.