The Bridgehead

Dr. Craig Evans is one of the world's top Bible scholars. He joins Jonathon Van Maren from Houston, Texas, to discuss the accuracy of the Bible and the archaeological record.

Karen Swallow Prior is professor of English at Liberty University, Research Fellow with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, and a member of the Faith Advisory Council of the Humane Society of the United States. She is the author of Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More, and she joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the activist, aboliti...

Jonathon Van Maren talks to J. Warner Wallace of Cold Case Christianity about whether or not the Gospel accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection can actually be trusted.

Christians in the 21st century face the unique challenge of defending a worldview constantly under attack from the media, academia, the entertainment industry, and the judiciary. But are there good reasons to believe that Christianity is true? Dr. Craig Hazen of Biola University joins Jonathon Van Maren to explain why there is.

Iben Thranholm examines political and social events with focus on their religious aspects, significance and moral implications. She is one of Denmark’s most widely read columnists on such matters. Thranholm is a former editor and radio host at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), at which she created a religious news program that set a new standard for religious analysis in the newsroom. She...

Lord Conrad Black joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss tough-on-crime legislation, the American legal system, and mass incarceration.

Dr. Francis J. Beckwith, a renowned pro-life philosopher, joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss good arguments and bad arguments for the pro-life worldview.

James Herriot, or to use his real name, Alf Wight, is one of the best-loved British authors of all time. Writing autobiographical stories of his days as a vet in the Yorkshire Dales, Herriot captured the hearts of people everywhere. His son Jim Wight worked with him for years, and wrote a memoir of his father. He joined Jonathon to discuss the life and work of the real James Herriot.

Kevin D. Williamson of the National Review joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the Trump phenomenon, middle-class white America, celebrity politics, and the future of conservatism.

Canadian Member of Parliament Arnold Viersen has recently put forward a motion in the House of Commons to investigate the impact of sexually violent material. He joins Jonathon Van Maren to talk about what can be accomplished.

As he was dying of cancer, notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens turned to a number of his Christian friends for conversation. One of them was Larry Alex Taunton, who he embarked on several road trips with. Larry Taunton joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss his recently published memoir of his friendship with Christopher Hitchens.

Conservative Member of Parliament Cathay Wagantall joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss her new private member's bill, Cassie and Molly's Law. Cassie and Molly were brutally murdered in Windsor, Ontario. Cathay Wagantall plans to bring their case to the floor of the House of Commons.

Tim Challies is a Christian author, blogger, and speaker who writes for a large audience at Challies.com. He joins Jonathon to discuss how to keep homes and communities porn-free.

Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter joins Jonathon Van Maren to tell his story. Pinchas lived through the Warsaw Ghetto, witnessed the Warsaw Uprising, and survived five concentration camps.

Conrad Black joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss his book Rise to Greatness: A History of Canada from the Vikings to the Present.

Robert P. George of Princeton University, author of the Manhattan Declaration and many books, has been referred to as the leading Christian scholar of our time by the New York Times. He joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss how we can defend religious freedom in the West.

In 1961, a photo of James Zwerg's battered face went around the world after he was severely beaten when the Freedom Rides arrived in Montgomery, Alabama on their crusade to end segregation. This Civil Rights hero joins Jonathon Van Maren to tell his story.

Carol Everett is a former abortion provider who served as the director of four abortion clinics. She now works to expose the sham of "reproductive rights"--and joins Jonathon to explain how abortion salespeople use sex education to drum up business.

Lynn Johnston, a Canadian cartoonist, is best known for her newspaper comic strip For Better or For Worse. She was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Award, and has been nominated for a Pulitzer. She joined Jonathon to discuss the world of cartooning, writing, and storytelling.

A hilarious writer who started off at age 12 with This Can’t Be Happening At McDonald Hall, Gordon Korman has since branched out to other genres, including his excellent and popular series’ Everest, Dive, and Island. Korman has written over 85 books and sold over 17 million copies. He joined Jonathon to discuss the life of a best-selling children's author.

Acclaimed author Kit Pearson joins Jonathon Van Maren on The Bridgehead for the second installment in our Children's Literature series. Author of novels like A Handful of Time, Awake and Dreaming, and The Sky is Falling, Pearson produces literature of a rare quality. In this interview, she explains how.

For the first in our Christmas season literature series, Jonathon Van Maren chats with award-winning Canadian author Jean Little on children's literature, writing, and how her life translates into her writing.https://thebridgehead.ca/2015/12/16/new-literature-series-on-the-bridgehead/

Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times best-selling author--but in Christian circles, he is known as the son of the great theologian Francis Schaeffer. After his father died, Franky Schaeffer turned on the Christian Right and has spent much of his career since then repudiating what he once advocated. He joined Jonathon to discuss his past, his present, and his views on almost everything.

Veteran journalist and author Ted Byfield sits down with Jonathon Van Maren to talk about the state of the culture, the history of Christianity, and how we got here. With guest appearances from Preston Manning and Jason Kenney!

Jonathon Van Maren talks with Hyeonseo Lee, who grew up in North Korea and witnessed public executions as a child. She recently wrote "The Girl With Seven Names," and discusses what it was like to grow up and live in the world's most notorious and totalitarian state.