Welcome to the Restorative Faith podcast. The goal of this series is to recast Christianity in a new light. If you're the type of person who questions and doubts; if you've strayed from the Christian faith because there's certain things that don't seem to add up, then this podcast is for you.
Each season of Restorative Faith revolves around a specific theme that has caused people to walk away from the Christian faith. Season 4 is about science.
We will be discussing the science of evolution, climate change, free will, disease, healing, memory and consciousness. Each episode includes human interest stories along with experts in history, biology, physics, astrophysics, medicine, addiction, sociology and psychology, and biblical scholars.
Join us as we explore the ways in which the Christian faith needs to change and adapt to the scientific discoveries driving the 21st century.
1 Jul 2025
(S4E6) - Tunnel of Light
In the final episode of Season 4, we discuss the science of consciousness and what it reveals about life on our planet, life in our universe and life beyond death. We start with Dr. Eben Alexander III, a Harvard trained neurosurgeon who had a remarkable Near-Death Experience after falling into a coma due to bacterial meningitis. From there, we discuss how consciousness might be a fundamental property of the universe with Dr. Gregory Matloff, professor of physics at New York City College of Technology. Next, we interview Dr. Avi Loeb, professor of science at Harvard University, who is leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and extraterrestrial technology near Earth. Finally, we spoke with Dr. James Bernat, professor of neurology at Dartmouth University, who was instrumental in developing the medical definition of brain death that has been adopted by legislatures and physicians all around the world.
Featured Guests (in order of appearance):
Dr. Eben Alexander III
Dr. Gregory Matloff
Dr. Avi Loeb
Dr. James Bernat
1 Jul 2025
(S4E5) - Resurrected Memory
In episode 5 of Season 4, we explore the science of memory in connection with the accounts of Jesus’ resurrection. We start with Meredith Maran, an activist and journalist, who found herself at the center of the recovered memory movement in the late 1980s. We then interview Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, an experimental psychologist and distinguished professor at UC Irvine who is responsible for conducting ground-breaking studies in the reliability of human memory. Tying the episode together, we talk to Dr. Dale Allison, professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, one of the foremost scholars on the history of the resurrection about what likely happened after Jesus’ death.
Featured Guests (in order of appearance):
Meredith Maran
Dr. Elizabeth Loftus
Dr. Dale Alison
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