The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God (Justin Brierley & Alex O'Connor)

The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: A Conversation with Justin Brierley and Alex O'Connor

Join us for an evening conversation with Justin Brierley (former host of Unbelievable? on Premiere Christian Radio) and Alex O'Connor (founder of the popular YouTube channel Cosmic Skeptic and host of the Within Reason podcast). The evening will explore themes from Justin's latest book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from two leading voices in the conversation around faith and skepticism. The evening will conclude with an audience Q&A and a drinks reception - giving you an opportunity to engage with the speakers and join the conversation.

Doors open at 6:30 PM.

The event begins sharply at 7:00 PM.

Drinks reception from 8:30 PM.

Please direct any questions to patrick@trinityforumeurope.com.

About the Speakers:

Justin Brierley

Justin is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster who has become known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about creating conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he aims to showcase an intellectually compelling case for Christianity, while taking seriously the questions and objections of sceptics.

Justin has worked in radio, podcast and video for over two decades. Until April 2023 he was Theology & Apologetics Editor for Premier Christian Radio, and hosted the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast as well as the Ask NT Wright Anything podcast. Justin was also editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014-2018, for which he continues to contribute articles.

Justin's first book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian' (SPCK) was published in 2017. His new book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God' (Tyndale) was published in Sep 2023.

Justin currently co-hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast for Seen & Unseen, and is a guest presenter for the Maybe God podcast. He has also recently launched The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief in God podcast documentary series.

Alex O'Connor

Alex O'Connor is a philosophy-oriented YouTuber, podcaster, and public speaker with over 750,000 subscribers on YouTube.

He graduated in 2021 from St. John's College, Oxford University, with a BA in philosophy and theology.

In 2023 he launched the Within Reason podcast, which has featured guests including Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Slavoj Žižek, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Rory Stewart, amongst others.

He has debated issues of religion, ethics, and politics with figures including Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles, Douglas Murray, and Piers Morgan.