Alpha male Committed atheist, Adam Rutherford, is taking the Alpha Course. Follow his progress here
Alpha 10: the reckoning Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: I wasn't converted. But I did learn one thing: better to meet these people than wail at them across the divide
Alpha can't heal my scepticism Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: Faith healing is unequivocal quackery. So why does Alpha promote it so very hard?
Nicky Gumbel interview transcript
Nicky Gumbel: messiah or Machiavelli? Adam Rutherford
How God guides us Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: The Alpharinos explore moments when they've felt God was communicating with them. I search for the rational explanation
The power of prayer Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: I feel no closer to JC after six weeks on this course, as the value of prayer dominates the group's thoughts
The good, sexist, beautiful, violent book Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: This week's meeting focuses on the Bible, a mass of contradictions that is too rarely exposed to proper scrutiny
Resurrecting doubt Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: The insistence on the literal truth of the resurrection is something my Alpha course group finds hard to swallow
Why did Jesus die? Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: In week three of the Alpha course, the topic of the crucifixion prompts searching questions from my fellow travellers
A matter of facts, not faith Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: In its second week, my Alpha course produces 'evidence' of its central premise – the historical existence of Jesus
From AA to Alpha Adam Rutherford Adam Rutherford: Alpha male: I'm taking the Alpha Course, Christianity's answer to philosophy classes. Follow my progress every Friday over the coming weeks
