Ayaan Hirsi Ali: CONVERT or CULTURE WARRIOR? - Elizabeth Oldfield & Glen Scrivener

Ayaan Hirsi Ali recently announced her conversion to Christianity. The Somali-born ex-Muslim was one of the key voices of New Atheism in the mid 2000s but created a big stir when she published an article titled 'Why I am a now a Christian'. In this special video edition bonus episode of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God podcast, Justin Brierley speaks to Elizabeth Oldfield and Glen Scrivener about Hirsi Ali's story, hearing clips from her interviews and responses from critics who claim her embrace of Christianity is politically motivated rather than a spiritual conversion. 🎧 The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God Podcast & Think Faith: Subscribe to the podcast: https://justinbrierley.com/surprising... More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprising... Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes:   / membership   Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brier... Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/... Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surpri... Ep 8 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprising... The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. For more thinking faith & a free copy of my audiobook: https://beacons.page/justinbrierley 🎙️ Guest Links & Sources: Elizabeth Oldfield: https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/ The Sacred Podcast: https://pod.link/1326888108 Glen Scrivener video on Ayaan Hirsi Ali:    • What We Learn From Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Conve...   Speak Life: https://speaklife.org.uk/ Post-Christianity podcast: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/po... Ayaan Hirsi Ali UnHerd Article: https://unherd.com/2023/11/why-i-am-n... ARC panel discussion:    • PANEL: WHAT IS THE WEST? | Jordan Peterson...   Ayaan Hirsi Ali interview on UnHerd:    • Ayaan Hirsi Ali: From New Atheist to Chris...   Alex O Connor response:    • Is Religion Even About Truth?   Rationality Rules response:    • Why I am now a Christian   ▶️ Chapters: 00:00 Episode Intro 00:50 Introducing the guests 07:29 Ayaan at the ARC conference 23:47 The basis of Western values - Unherd Interview 35:11 About The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God podcast 36:59 Alex O'Connor's criticism of Ayaan's conversion 49:57 Rationality Rules & Steven Pinker: why can't Ayaan just be humanist? 55:48 Ayaan's personal journey - Unherd interview 1:05:06 Watch next...!