A God We Could Believe In
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Live: How would Jesus 'Unite The Kingdom'?
Back in March, we welcomed Revd Dr Helen Paynter to the Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds to question just how Jesus would ‘Unite The Kingdom’, a reference to the rallies held in London by Far Right…
S1E20 Q&A: Towards a different sexual ethic
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. In particular, this episode includes discussion of sexual assault,…
S1E19 Towards a different sexual ethic
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.In our last full episode of the series.…
S1E18 Q&A: Two genders and a spectrum walk into a bar
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.How toxic is traditionalist teaching on…
S1E17 Two genders and a spectrum walk into a bar - part II
We take a deeper dive into the Bible to look at how gender and sexuality is talked about in scripture and its interpretation.Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse,…
S1E16 Two genders and a spectrum walk into a bar - part I
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.The dominant viewpoint within many…
S1E15 Q&A: Do christians just need a good wank?
We're responding to your questions on our latest episode, 'Do christians just need a good wank?'Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so…
S1E14 Do Christians just need a good wank?
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.Now that the average age of marriage in…
S1E13 Q&A: Why do abusers thrive in church?
We’re responding to your questions on our latest episode, ‘Why do abusers thrive in church?’Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener…
S1E12 Why do abusers thrive in church?
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.We discuss how theology, patriarchy and…
S1E11 Q&A: We need to talk about patriarchy
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.Can God-talk ever be redeemed from…
S1E10 We need to talk about patriarchy
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.We get to the heart of the matter,…
S1E9 Q&A: The binfire rages on
Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so listener discretion is advised. Please look after yourselves.We’re picking up your questions on…
S1E7 The binfire rages on
If not the Bible, where do our ideas about marriage come from? We take a jog through 2,000 years of church history, charting the evolution of Christian marriage to the institution we know…
Talking with young people about sex
In this special bonus episode we meet Lauren Jackson, a sex educator who shares her experiences of preparing our young people to navigate the world of sex and relationships positively and…
S1E6 Q&A: Marriage in the Bible is a binfire
We wrestle with your questions in response to our latest episode, Marriage in the Bible is a binfire.Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships, abuse, gender and identity, so…
S1E5 Marriage in the Bible is a binfire
A binfire? Bit harsh? Not unless you’ve read the thing… Here Dr Charlotte Naylor Davis takes us on a tour of the Bible to see if we can find an example of a marriage we’d actually want to…
S1E3 Q&A: Bad sex and the Church
After two full episodes of A God We Could Believe In we take stock and address some of your comments and questions on sex, relationships and the Church. Should we be affirming the “traditional” view…
S1E2 Bad sex and the Church
So what does the church actually teach about sex? We unpick the widely held view within Christianity that sex is only morally acceptable when it takes place within a marriage, and how this view is…
S1E1 What did Church teach us about sex?
In this episode, we share what we remember of church teaching on sex and what that meant for us in our earliest relationships.Content warning: This series covers issues of sexual relationships,…
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A God We Could Believe In has published 21 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Christianity, Religion & Spirituality.
A God We Could Believe In is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 50m.
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