John Dickson, Ph.D.

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Author | Speaker | Historian | Media Presenter — Podcast Host of Undeceptions

John Dickson (PhD, Macquarie University) is an author, speaker, historian, and media presenter. John is author of more than 20 books, two of which became television documentaries. He also cohosted the documentary For the Love of God: How the Church is Better and Worse Than you Ever Imagined. John teaches a course on the historical Jesus at the University of Sydney, Australia, and researches the origins of Christianity in the Roman empire. He is a Visiting Academic in the Faculty of Classics at Oxford University (2016-2021) and Distinguished Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Public Christianity at Ridley College Melbourne. John presents Australia’s number one religion podcast, Undeceptions, exploring aspects of life, faith, history, or ethics that are either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten.

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A Doubter's Guide to World Religions: A Fair and Friendly Introduction to the History, Beliefs, and Practices of the Big Five

Written by historian and theologian John Dickson in his characteristically engaging style, this book presents each of the world's five major systems o...

Featured on: Monday, January 23, 2023

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Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History

Combining narrative with keen critique of contemporary debates, author and historian John Dickson gives an honest account of 2,000 years of Christian...

Featured on: Thursday, December 16, 2021

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August 10, 2026

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Apologetics Dinner

Louis Markos invites you to a dinner party in his new book. Over the years this professor at Houston Christian University has invited international students and American students to a dinner. He has c...

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Flyaway Zone

Since retiring from pulpit ministry 10 years ago, Anglican priest David Roseberry has found creative and practical ways to encourage leaders in his denomination and help them grow their churches and e...

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Kerby Anderson

Transgender Common Sense

Common sense is surfacing in many of the policies and programs associated with transgenderism. One illustration can be found in a recent article about “The Long March Out of the Gender Clinics.” The a...

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