About this episode

The episode discusses tackling difficult questions about the Bible with theologian Andrew Ollerton.

Whether it's a young person encountering the first challenges to their childhood faith, or a curious person anonymously ordering a Bible online, it can be easy to be thrown off track by stories of slavery, animal sacrifice or other tricky topics found within the Bible. Or if we're in a position to speak about the Bible to others, what happens when we're asked a question about these potential pitfalls? Here on PEP Talk, we find out about a new book by Andrew Ollerton that takes the Bible on its own terms to help address the toughest topics. Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor, author and presenter who makes complex ideas simple and relevant. Andrew lives in Wales and regularly speaks at conferences, festivals and churches and films video content on locations around the world. Andrew recently developed a new edition of The Bible Course with Bible Society and published a new book called God's Book: An Honest Look at the Bible's 7 Toughest Topics [https://www.andrewollerton.com/books/gods-book-an-honest-look-at-the-bibles-7-toughest-topics]. Andrew also works closely with the explorer Bear Grylls. They've published a Bible called the NIV for Young Explorers…

People in this episode

Host: Solas

Guest: Andrew Ollerton

Topics covered

• Bible
• faith challenges
• theology
• difficult questions
• Christianity
• spirituality

Keywords

• Bible
• Andrew Ollerton
• faith
• theology
• Christianity
• difficult topics
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bible Society, NIV for Young Explorers

Places: Wales

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