Ep 221: Is Christmas unbelievable?

Reflecting on the Christmas story

Sun 19 Dec 2021

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Bible reference(s): Matthew 1.18-25

The Christmas story contains many fantastic elements: angels appearing, virgin births and God becoming man. Is all of this just a bit too unbelievable? We examine the Christmas story and see how the unbelievable, might be really unbelievable good news.

Our guest: Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin. Rebecca holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge and has extensive experience developing content at the highest level. She is an award-winning author and has just released a new book, Is Christmas unbelievable?

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Rebecca McLaughlin

Author, academic, and theologian Dr Rebecca McLaughlin has emerged as one of the leading public advocates for the Christian faith in the 21st century. Her book Confronting Christianity: 12 hard questions for the world’s largest religion was named ‘Book of the Year’ by Christianity Today in 2019, and she has since written two more titles: The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims and Jesus Through the Eyes of Women. She is a fellow of the newly created Keller Centre for Cultural Apologetics.

Currently based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, McLaughlin holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a Theology Degree from Oak Hill College, London.