He has been research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology for the past ten years. William lane craig explains christian thinking to atheists. Examining the broad topics of faith, man, god, creation and christ, craig. Recently, the atheist alex rosenberg debated the theist william lane craig. Basically the atheists argument is that 1 god wants people to know about him, 2 reasonable people dont know about him, so then 3 he isnt there to be found. William lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. How to debate william lane craig common sense atheism. Defenders livestream on facebook is available each week and a rich archive of past series are available on our fulllength youtube channel interested in discussion about the issues raised in dr. A while back there was a debate that william lane craig did with john dominic crossan, and one of the respondents was marcus borg. I would say that this is an excellent second book for someone learning about the various arguments in support of christian faith and theology. Although hes become very well known for his debates with atheists and skeptics, hes also a prolific writer. Read scholarly articles and the question of the week online now.
William lane craigs reasonable faith is an apologetics textbook ranging over arguments for the existence of god to the alleged evidence for the resurrection of jesus. Thank you alexei in brazil for the information to publish this needful article online, exposing dr. May, 1972 educational background wheaton college b. William lane craigs arguments for the existence of god provide the most food for thought, but even if they were successful, they would only provide grounds for belief in a god which is a far cry from the christian god, particularly. Then i moved on to comment on the janet mefferd show episode that aired monday, brannon howses turning me over to satan, etc. Reasonable faith includes, in concise and accessible form, some of the best of the best of his thinking on vital areas of apologetics. Craig is a conservative evangelical christian philosopher yes, a real.
Faith is not a way of knowing, it is a way of trusting michael trimmer tue 15 apr 2014 8. The truth is that most of craigs opponents dont have his skill or expertise in the relevant subject area, and thats why they lose. The question of free will is one that has been thoroughly debated for thousands of years. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian. He holds faculty positions at talbot school of theology biola university and houston baptist university. William lane craig has a doctorate in philosophy from the university of birmingham and a doctorate in theology from the university of munich. The meat started to happen in the rebuttals, so i will focus on those. Sam harris, one of the new atheists and author of the books the moral landscape, letter to a christian nation, and the end of faith went up against william lane craig, one of my favorite living philosophers. That doesnt mean hes right, of course, but he seems to me like a sincere, intelligent and reasonable person who doesnt deserve to be criticized so harshly by atheists. Craig s sunday school class on christian doctrine and apologetics. The name of the book is the kalaam cosmological argument. It gives rigorous and welldocumented arguments which are aimed at producing a rational faith that can be commended and defended before the watching and waiting world. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
There was only one of those few that i felt he unequivocally won. First penned in the 1980s, reasonable faith is now updated for the 21st century by craig himself, digging even deeper into the nature of truth, reason, and faith. Craig s newsletter and keep up with rf news and events. Craig has updated and defended the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of god. The four gospels matthew, mark, luke, and john present the life and teachings of jesus of nazareth. In this second installment, he explains how societal ideas are fo.
Reasonable faith is a perfect book for the classroom, yet resourceful for thoughtful christian leaders, whether in the local church, the academy or other parachurch organizations. It began as a set of lectures for craigs own class on apologetics. In this book william lane craig approaches that of positive apologetics gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including. That was the one he had with sam harris a few years ago. It also includes discussions of craigs views on faith, the meaning of life, miracles, history, and jesus view of himself, as well as an original chapter on the reliability of.
Join our open forum or find a local reasonable faith chapter in your area. Christian truth and apologetics kindle edition by craig, william lane. William lane craig offers 5 arguments against divine. Why do atheists almost always lose to william lane craig. Why doesnt god provide more evidence that he exists. So lets examine the new testament, not as inspired scripture, but as an ordinary collection of ancient documents.
The reasonable faith podcast features lively conversation about the issues of the day. It began as a set of lectures for craigs own class on. Reasons to believe we have a reasonable faith william lane craig duration. Craig is a well known christian apologist, having effectively defended the christian faith for many years on university campuses across canada and the.
Over ten years ago now march 28, 2006 i had a debate with william lane craig, author of reasonable faith. C74 2008 239dc22 2007051433 vp 16 15 14 12 11 10 09 08 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. William lane craig as another heretic who complicates and corrupts the simplicity that is in christ. The defense of christianity provided in chapters 35, 7, and 8 of reasonable faith fails every step of the way. William lane craig quotes author of reasonable faith. Christian truth and apologetics is a 1994 book by the philosopher william lane craig. It means that the life we have is without ultimate significance, value, or purpose. It is hard to overstate the impact that william lane craig has had for the cause of christ. It has been said that for those of us in the local media every time we hear from one darrell we hear from the other daryl, whether it is darrell schmidt and daryl bock. It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it. Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig. Are the gospel narratives legendary or historically reliable.
Some of the most powerful evidence that proves jesus to be whom he claimed to be is found in the historical fulfillment of the prophsies he foretold in the destruction of jerusalem in 70 a. Craig has built a career and made and name for himself in apologetics and is well respected in the field. He studied at the catholic university of louvain for seven years. This documentary contains neverbeforeseen interviews with attendees and participants who share their perspective on each event while also focusing on the arguments for the existence of god. Craig has been honing his debate skills literally since high school. I am planning a preaching series on christian apologetics in the fall so i have started collecting several books on the subject, including dr. William lane craig is not only a worldclass philosopherwidely recognized as such in the philosophical communitybut he has been a leading defender of the christian faith for over a quarter of a century.
Christian truth and apologetics paperback june 9, 2008. If there is no god, then man and the universe are doomed. Renowned scholar william lane craig offers a readable, rich training manual for defending the christian faith. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at wheaton college b. Defending your faith with reason and precision, at the college of the holy cross, on the question. The reason craig wins all his debates with atheists is not because his arguments are sound, but because he is a masterful debater. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian, historian, and apologist. He has many excellent arguments with regard to many things. Like prisoners condemned to death, we await our unavoidable execution. Is there historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus. William lane craig writes on christian apologetics at a number of different levels of depth. He is known for his work in the philosophy of religion, philosophy of time, and the defense of christian theism. Christian truth and apologeticswilliam lane craig torrent or any other torrent from academic category. A deep philosophical look at apologetics, both in theory and practice, as presented by master apologist william lane craig, now in its third edition.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. William lane craig has a quite serious problem on his hands. One of the finest christian philosophers of our day is william lane craig. William lane craig, the founder and president of reasonable faith, participated in a series of lectures and debates from london to birmingham. William lane craig has revised and updated key sections in this third edition of his classic text to reflect the latest work in astrophysics, philosophy, probability. How william lane craig overstates the case for christianity. Craig dealing with the most important apologetic questions of our day. Craig received a bachelor of arts degree in communications from wheaton. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The debate ive been hyping to friends and family happened tonight. Craig continues his lecture offering advice to help students in that pursuit.
To date, he has authored or edited over thirty books and more than a hundred scholarly articles. Captured february 1, 20 at purdue university in west lafayette, in. Reasonable faith william lane craig paperback books. There are several sites that provide lists of debates with craig, but none of these lists are exhaustive, and some of them are inaccurate providing e. William lane craig on presuppositionalism, more on the. The updated edition builds a positive case for christianity that reflects twentyfive years of debating, lecturing, and writing on important issues in christian. Doctrine of salvation reasonable faith william lane craig. Craig debate with prominent philosophers, scientists, and biblical scholars on the truth claims of biblical christianity. William lane craig is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology and professor of philosophy at houston baptist university. Reasonable faith by william lane craig, 9781433501159, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. If this is your very first exposure to such materials, it might be too much. Keep up with the latest writings from philosopher and theologist dr. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of.
William lane craig is, far and away, my favorite debater, and over the years ive watched, listened to, and read dozens of his debates with atheists, agnostics, muslims and liberal christians. William lane craig is an astounding debater and an extremely intelligent individual. Available in australia at koorong books william lane craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around. Apologetics ministry advice to christian apologists part 2 for those feeling called to an apologetics ministry, dr. However, since many people dont want to accept what the gospels say about jesus, it has become common to pretend that the gospels are nothing but myths and legends. Christian truth and apologetics crossway books william lane craig. Writings the christian perspective reasonable faith. Craigs first rebuttal craig pointed out the extreme implausibility of the naturalistic worldview in contrast to theism. William lane craig is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian. Andrew at evaluating christianity has put up some excellent posts of advice on how to debate william lane craig one, two, three, four, five. He has also published work where he argues in favor of the historical. He is amply qualified to write a book such as this.