John Dickson, PhD

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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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October 2, 2026

Penna Dexter

Kids Before 30

Society needs more kids. The U.S. birthrate has dropped to a record low. The feminists’ script — a big career and then, maybe childbirth — needs tweaking. Joy Pullman, managing editor for The Fede...

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Kerby Anderson

Privacy and Marketing

Americans are starting to realize how much privacy they are losing. It isn’t just the government through surveillance that is invading our privacy. Major corporations are collecting information on us,...

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October 1, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Liberal Dissatisfaction

I believe it is important for Christians to understand the liberal mind. That is why I have written a booklet on “A Biblical View on the Liberal Mind.” Once you examine the assumptions of liberals and...

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