Popular books by william lane craig reasonable faith. I was no good at athletics, but i could represent my schools by being on the debating team. It is an exhaustive, erudite, extremely rigurous and wellargued study of the new testament materials relevant to the resurrection of jesus. After a oneyear stint at westmont college on the outskirts of santa barbara, craig moved in 1987 with his wife and two young children back to europe. The absurdity of life without god by william lane craig dr.
Dont feel embarrassed if youve never heard of william lane craig. William lane craig s most popular book is reasonable faith. Lane craig made some interesting comments on this issue in response to a nonchristians question. Dr damon young is a philosopher, and the author of distraction. He told me that craig, an evangelical protestant, was by far the most effective spokesman for the christian point of view and that he had taken on the atheists with great intelligence, wit and panache. Craig, i think i know why the problem of evil is called a thorny problem, because despite how many times we deal with it, give plausible answers or draw some conclusions, it still sticks like a thorn. Francis schaeffer the naturalistic, materialistic, world view how should we then live trailer 3. William lane craig it is hard to overstate the impact that william lane craig has had for the cause of christ. Specifically, we saw that craig holds to genetic monogenesis the hypothesis that humans descend uniquely from an ancestral couple, rather than a population in the face of population genetics evidence to the contrary. Find articles, news, videos, pictures, links and facts about craig. Why i refuse to debate with william lane craig richard dawkins. What is the reputation of william lane craig among professional philosophers. While doing my daily trek through facebook looking for relevant news stories, i came across a post with a link to an article with this title. This christian philosopher is an apologist for genocide.
William lane craig on sovereignty and free will explore. Praise god for the victory in this young mans life. William lane craig is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian, historian, and apologist. William lane craig teaches a young punk a lesson youtube. Here is my summary of the craigrosenberg debate, which occurred on february 1st, 20 at purdue university. William lane craigs reasonable faith is an unashamedly apologetic book. June 27, 2011 the biblical worldview involves a strong conception of divine sovereignty over the world and human affairs even as it presupposes human freedom and responsibility cp. So far, we began to explore the ideas of apologist william lane craig as they pertain to adam and eve. Does william lane craig have an orthodox christology. The four men that have impacted my thinking and my faith the most throughout my life and what i learned from each one.
Cs lewis it all started with a tattered copy of the chronicles of narnia handed down from my older siblings when i was about 8 and i read more. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the christian gospel and yielded his life to christ. Earthquake a very short story my life as an aspiring. William lane craig has 99 books on goodreads with 32949 ratings. Recent earthquakes near craig, colorado, united states. Craig does not accept matthews account of the solar eclipse, earthquake, veil of. I participated in eight years of highschool and collegiate debate competition. Click here to buy reasonable faith by william lane craig on paperback and find more of your favourite religionethics books in rarus online book store. Dispensationalist charges william lane craig with willful. William lane craigs defense of genocide based on a reprobate culture march 2, 20 randal the tentative apologist 15 comments this article is the sixth installment in my series on william lane craigs defense of the canaanite genocide. William lane craig, from his july 20 email newsletter. A brief introduction to the life, work, books and debates of apologist william lane craig.
He holds faculty positions at talbot school of the. A new movie, starring russell crowe, based on the biblical account of noah and the flood is soon to be released. Jun 01, 2009 can we trust the bible written 2000 years ago. Introduction brief biography debates books articles more information on bill craig. William lane craig and the foundations of objective morality. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian, historian, and apologist.
Skepticism and socialism from rousseau to foucault by stephen hicks my attention was directed to this book by jordan peterson but i had first heard about. One of his more common line of arguments is on the subject of objective morality. Even though i dont agree with all of his arguments ive always been impressed with william lane craig as a debater. Neighborhood road damage, 2001 nisqually earthquake. Reasonable faith william lane craig paperback books. William lane craigs secret weapon is his amazing wife jan 02032015 wintery knight 5 comments i want to draw your attention to a talk on vision in life given by dr. See also philosophical foundations for a christian worldview by craig and moreland 2003. Then someone would lend them a book by william lane craig or j. Essays, books, documentaries, television and radio interviews, and debates even. The absurdity of life without god by william lane craig.
An arrogant young atheist approached william lane craig with a question which just about sounded rhetorical, and to his surprise craig shotback at him with a straightforward answer. William lane craig uses welldocumented historical facts to explore the evidence that surrounds the days following jesus crucifixion. An evening with william lane craig northwest catholic. So says william lane craig in his seminal book reasonable faith, which at 352 pages doesnt slow down in its exegesis of some of the most difficult problems in theoretical physics and the philosophy of religion. William lane craig is well known for his debates with many prominent atheists, and as a fierce evangelical christian apologist. Evolutionary science tells us that the physical features we see on the earths surface took millions of years of slow process to come about. An evangelist at heart these words were spoken by william lane craig during one of the more recent sessions of the sunday school class he teaches at johnson ferry baptist church in marietta, ga. His work on this issue seems to be driven by the agenda to provide orthodoxy with good answers to these questions. Many creation scientists, and all young earth creation scientists, believe that the biblical evidence, as well as logic, and what we see in the geological formations we find on earth, support the biblical record of the worldwide flood of noahs day. William lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology, biola university and lives in marietta, ga. For me, at that time, it wasnt a ministry, it was just a sort of sport. William lane craig and catholicism restless pilgrim. What are the arguments that make belief in god reasonable or unreasonable.
Why i refuse to debate with william lane craig richard. William lane craig is married with two children and currently is research. He is an analytic philosopher, christian apologist and the driving force behind. To this, my seminarian friend responded, yeah, but have you seen william lane craig. William lane craigs defense of genocide based on a reprobate.
Craig to task for his comments on the historicity of the rapture in his short. Are the gospel narratives legendary or historically reliable. As such, the raison detre for this work is to arm the educated christian with the tools with which to defend their faith. 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. I would rather leave an empty chair than share a platform with him. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from the university of birmingham and a doctorate in theology from the university of munich. Oct 20, 2011 why i refuse to debate with william lane craig richard dawkins. The debaters william lane craig alex rosenberg below is the summary. It would be unacceptable to resign ourselves to mystery or to heresy.
William lane craig, born in 1949 in peoria, illinois, is an american christian. He is well known for his work as an apologist, speaker and debater. Without assuming the bible says so, this book presents posi. Epicenters and locations of the latest quakes near craig, colorado, united states. Regarding his written work, craig has authored or edited over thirty books.
Cs lewis cs lewis dostoevsky jordan b peterson william lane craig. William lane craig and the foundations of objective morality with 18 comments dr. These words were spoken by william lane craig during one of the more recent sessions of the sunday school class he teaches at johnson ferry baptist church in marietta, ga. Is there evidence that a global flood in the days of noah. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian.
Is there historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus. Reasonable faith has become, i suppose, my signature book, and were grateful for the way the lord has used it in the lives of many. Books by william lane craig author of reasonable faith. Not that there isnt the usual blackandwhite dogmatism here. William lane craig, born in 1949 in peoria, illinois, is an american christian apologist, philosopher, and theologian. This new university directive prevents us from fulfilling orders at this time.
An evening with william lane craig bishop robert barron ten years ago, when i was a visiting scholar at the north american college in rome, i fell into a spirited conversation with one of the seminarians about the state of evangelization in america. Craig presented the indispensability of theological metaethical foundations for morality to the christian theological research fellowship meeting. Universally recognized as one of the most brilliant minds in christian apologetics, william lane craig has proven a formidable opponent for prominent atheists such as christopher hitchens and sam harris. He holds faculty positions at talbot school of theology biola university and houston baptist university. If any of you have watched or listened to debates on atheism, you will have, no doubt, come across william lane craig. Undoubtedly, this will spark many discussions concerning noah, the flood, and the facts surrounding such an event. William lane craig is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology and professor of philosophy at houston baptist university. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It may be better for young students only because i remember how much easier it was to understand things when i was in school so many. Over the course of working on my book about how people search for proof of gods. Now, it may be the case that there is someone listening to my voice who has never come to know. He told me that craig, an evangelical protestant, was by far the most effective spokesman for the christian point of view and that he had taken on the atheists with great intelligence, wit, and panache. I n disneys classic the beauty and the beast, the beast, who was a cursed prince, was charmed by belle who.
Atheists, creationists and the pitfalls of public debate abc news. Dear customer, biola university has instructed all nonessential tasks to be accomplished remotely due to unprecedented events caused by the rapid spread of covid19. William lane craigs products are available at the biola apologetics web store. William lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. Hes a strong rhetorician and appears to have a solid understanding of academic philosophy. I find in craig the decency associated with an era i am too young to be nostalgic. This collection of some of his best philosophical and apologetic works covers the subjects for which he is most wellknown.
He has authored, coauthored, and edited over thirty books and over one. Learn more about william lane craig, author of the kalam cosmological argument, theism, atheism and big bang cosmology, and more available at. 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. William lane craigs intellectually dishonest attack on biblical creationists wikipediacomethair william lane craig. William lane craigs secret weapon is his amazing wife jan. All we have in marks gospel as it is now is a promise from a young man who the women. Ive just read this book by william lane craig, and i must say in all honesty that this academic work is far better than all the other literature on the resurrection that ive read. William lane craigs defense of genocide based on a.
Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig. William lane craig destroys christopher hitchens youtube. Subscribe to adfree earthquaketrack plus for the best earthquake tracking experience plus additional. University and seminary students will find this book especially helpful in exposing the. William lane craig s products are available at the. William lane craig demonstrates how evolution is evidence for god youtube william lane craig describes evolution from a christian standpoint youtube william lane craig makes atheists and creationists who claim that evolution is incompatible with christian theism look like complete idiots. Earthquake a very short story it was no ordinary date. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading does god exist. He received a bachelor of arts in communications from the evangelical protestant wheaton college in wheaton, illinois, a summa cum laude master of divinity from trinity evangelical divinity school in deerfield, illinois, a ph.
What is the reputation of william lane craig among. In the providence of god, the invitation to produce this revised edition comes at roughly the same time as the launch of our new webbased ministry reasonable faith at. The sufferings of the jews, driven into deserts and remote hidingplaces in the mountains, are described in the first book of the maccabees. Now, it may be the case that there is someone listening to my voice who has never come to know godwho has never been born againso i want to just pause in the lesson now to give. Reasonable faith is a muchneeded book for our times. Subscribe to adfree earthquaketrack plus for the best earthquake tracking experience plus additional features and subscriberonly perks. Craig earthquake latest breaking news and updates, information, look at maps, watch videos and view photos and more.
William lane craig debated george williamson on the existence of god. For a more detailed and better treatment on this subject i would recommend craigs section on natural theology in this text. William lane craig research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology. Mar 02, 20 william lane craigs defense of genocide based on a reprobate culture march 2, 20 randal the tentative apologist 15 comments this article is the sixth installment in my series on william lane craigs defense of the canaanite genocide. Craig has authored numerous books on subjects including cosmology. Moreland, or send them a link to a debate on youtube.
William lane craig demonstrates how evolution is evidence for god youtube william lane craig describes evolution from a christian standpoint youtube william lane craig makes atheists and creationists who claim that evolution is incompatible with. William lane craig provides a possible christological model. William lane craig resources by william lane craig from. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jul 16, 2015 so far, we began to explore the ideas of apologist william lane craig as they pertain to adam and eve.