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Interview Clips - Personal Story

Interview clips from the Test of FAITH documentary footage

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  Denis Alexander - How has your faith impacted on your work?

  For Denis Alexander, faith led to fifteen years in universities in the Middle East. Here he explains why he took...

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  Francis Collins [1] - Learning to love learning

  Francis Collins grew up on a small farm in rural Virginia. He was homeschooled until he was twelve, and...

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  Francis Collins [2] - A theatrical family

  Francis Collins' parents were not Christians when he was growing up. His father was a professor of drama, his...

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  Francis Collins [3] - College life

  Having never been familiar with faith, when he went to university Francis Collins slipped into agnosticism, then...

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  Francis Collins [4] - Medical school

  Francis Collins changed paths and went to medical school, where he encountered genetics for the first time. He...

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  Francis Collins [5] - Thinking about death

  Death makes us realize that we will not live forever, and what we believe really does matter.

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  Francis Collins [6] - The beginning of a journey

  Talking to a terminally ill patient at her bedside made Francis Collins begin to think more carefully about his...

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  Francis Collins [7] - Encountering Jesus

  Francis Collins argues that the 'Moral Law' poses difficult questions for atheism, but makes sense to Christians...

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  Francis Collins [8] - Coming to faith

  While in the Cascade Mountains in a break from medical school, Francis Collins had a moment of extreme clarity...

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  Francis Collins [9] - Do you have doubts?

  Francis Collins describes how he sees doubt as an important element of faith.

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  Francis Collins [10] - What is the personal cost of discussing matters of faith in science?

  Francis Collins reflects on the personal costs of talking about science and faith in the public eye. Some don't believe...

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  Darrel Falk [1] - Growing up in the church

  The story of Darrel Falk's childhood and Christian upbringing. He describes the reasons why he questioned...

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  Darrel Falk [2] - Finding faith

  Darrel Falk tells the story of his coming back to faith and the events leading up to that.

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  Darrel Falk [3] - At home in the church

  Darrel Falk talks about his experience of finding a church which would be his community, accept him, and encourage...

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  Ian Hutchinson [1]: How have your faith or ideas of stewardship of the environment affected your work?

  An academic career can go in unexpected directions. But for Ian Hutchinson, his faith certainly was a strong...

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  Ian Hutchinson [2]: Are there other ways in which your faith has influenced your work?

  Ian Hutchinson talks about how his faith has influenced him in other areas of his career: the main one being...

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  Ian Hutchinson [3]: Are there other ways in which your faith has influenced your work?

  Ian Hutchinson explains how his faith gives him a sense of awe and wonder about the world.

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  Ard Louis [1] - Childhood in Gabon

  Ard Louis describes his idyllic childhood in rural Africa with his friends and his pet chimpanzee...

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  Ard Louis [2] - Did you ever have any problems relating science and faith?

  Ard Louis had to do some hard thinking when he was an undergraduate at Utrecht, and again as...

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  Ard Louis [3] - What is your experience of Young Earth Creationism?

  Ard Louis never had a serious problem with evolution, although there was a time when he had to...

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  Ard Louis [4] - What areas cause you to have doubts?

  Ard Louis shares his thoughts on suffering. He describes how the Bible never gives a full answer for...

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  Ard Louis [5] - How has growing up in Africa left its mark on you?

  Growing up in Africa continues to have an impact on the way that Ard Louis lives his life now.

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  Simon Conway Morris [1] - Coming to faith

  Simon Conway Morris describes how he came to the Christian faith, and why he has rejected materialism.

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  Simon Conway Morris [2] - How has G. K. Chesterton been an influence?

  G.K. Chesterton is important because he was a fascinating and intelligent essayist, novelist, and philosopher, a...

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  Simon Conway Morris [3] - Are there areas where you have doubt?

  You cannot do good science without doubt. Likewise, doubt can be helpful for faith. Ultimately the test of faith is...

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  Bill Newsome [1] - How does faith affect your life?

  Are we just an evolutionary accident, or is there a purpose to life? Bill Newsome describes how his Christian faith...

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  Bill Newsome [2] - An updated version of Job, by Charles Birch

  There is a passage in the Bible (Job 38 & 39) where God addresses a man, challenging him on his...

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  Rosalind Picard [1] - Coming to faith

  When Rosalind Picard was younger, she assumed religion was for emotionally or intellectually stunted people. The...

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  Rosalind Picard [2] - Do you ever face doubts?

  As a trained scientist Rosalind Picard believes that everyone should be open to and interested in new evidence for...

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  Rosalind Picard [3] - What are the strongest grounds for rejecting Christian faith?

  There are many intellectual objections to faith, but they can be dealt with. The biggest issue is perhaps the way...

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  Jennifer Wiseman [1]

  Astronomer and author Jennifer Wiseman tells how she first encountered God, and what got her interested...

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  Jennifer Wiseman [2]

  Astronomer and author Jennifer Wiseman tells how, since her days as a university student, her faith and her science...

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