William lane craigs reasonable faith is an unashamedly apologetic book. William lane craig debates atheist sam harris author of bestsellers like end of faith, letter to a christian nation, and the moral landscape. The resurrection is gods vindication of jesus radical personal claims to divine authority. Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead acts 17. William lane craigs signature book is reasonable faith. William lane craig author william lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. 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. 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. If we expect christians to be honest about anything, we as a group need to be honest as well, and honestly face the fact that craig is kicking our collective butt and were apparently too dumb as a group to even know it. People who liked reasonable faith podcast also liked these podcasts. Douglas groothuis, professor of philosophy, denver seminary william lane craig is not only a worldclass philosopher widely recognized as such in the philosophical community but he has been a leading defender of the christian faith for over a quarter of a century. He holds faculty positions at talbot school of theology biola university and houston baptist university. Thanks for joining us on the podcast of reasonable faith with dr.
Find a deep library of resources featuring the work of dr. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. William lane craig as another heretic who complicates and corrupts the simplicity that is in christ. In basic terms, molinists hold that in addition to knowing. Store william lane craig products reasonable faith. Craig appears on the pints with aquinas podcast to. Thank you alexei in brazil for the information to publish this needful article online, exposing dr. William lane craig quotes author of reasonable faith. A third edition of what has become something a classic work in the field of christian apologetics since its original 1984 and second 1994 versions is well worth the reading or rereading. Christianity is being attacked from all sides as irrational or outmoded, and millions of students, our future generation of leaders have. William lane craig s products available include books, lectures and more. This distinction is very important and needs to be kept in mind.
If this is your very first exposure to such materials, it might be too much. Like are the values we hold dear and guide our lives by just social conventions, like driving on the righthand versus lefthand side of the road. I am planning a preaching series on christian apologetics in the fall so i have started collecting several books on the subject, including dr. Prof boghossian says that he believes faith is pretending to know things you dont know. Many apologetic works deal with only one facet of the arguments for christianity.
On the negative side were michael shermer of sceptic magazine, matt ridley, an author, and the infamous richard dawkins. Craig examines some of the survey results and draws some. He is a being with three centers of selfconsciousness in contrast to human persons who are one being with one center of selfconsciousness. The updated edition builds a positive case for christianity that reflects twentyfive years of debating, lecturing, and writing on important issues in christian. Not that there isnt the usual blackandwhite dogmatism here. The reasonable faith podcast features lively conversation about the issues of the day.
Available in australia at koorong books william lane craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around. Evangelicals have been living on the periphery of responsible intellectual existence. Christian truth and apologetics, third edition wheaton, il. 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. He has also published work where he argues in favor of the historical. William lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. In the same way that i can say, i am william craig. To date, he has authored or edited over thirty books and more than a hundred scholarly articles. Dr craig writes in his november reasonable faith newsletter. Dtheol, university of munich is research professor of philosophy at talbot school. Combining these three elements is enough to make this text unique. 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.
Sam harris is the foundation of morality natural or supernatural. A couple of years ago it came out in its 3rd editio. Reasonable faith book william lane craig crossway books, 2008, 415 pages reasonable faith study guide william lane craig 2008. 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. The truth is that most of craigs opponents dont have his skill or expertise in the relevant subject area, and thats why they lose. As a christian who almost lost his faith in his youth, i find myself wishing i knew about reasonable faith during that time. Reasonable faith reasonable faith one of the finest christian philosophers of our day is william lane craig. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian. The meat started to happen in the rebuttals, so i will focus on those. The average christian does not realize that there is an intellectual war going on in the universities and in the professional journals and scholarly societies. Craig s sunday school class on christian doctrine and apologetics.
Reasonable faith craig, william lane 9781433501159 hpb. Craig is a well known christian apologist, having effectively defended the christian faith for many years on university campuses across canada and the. The resurrection popular writings reasonable faith. William lane craig in order to carry out its threefold mission. William lane craigs reasonable faith is written as an apologetics textbook. Reasonable faith with dr william lane craig tv program. William lane craig debates defending the christian faith.
Mackie, in refuting the kalam cosmological argument, turns his main guns on this. Reasonable faith includes, in concise and accessible form, some of the best of the. Examining the broad topics of faith, man, god, creation and christ, craig. University of notre dame, april 7, 2011 philosopher and scholar dr. Christian truth and apologetics craig, william lane on. I would say that this is an excellent second book for someone learning about the various arguments in support of christian faith and theology. William lane craig has a doctorate in philosophy from the university of birmingham and a doctorate in theology from the university of munich. The name of the book is the kalaam cosmological argument. Reasonable faith provides a christian perspective on the most important issues. William lane craig and christopher hitchens debated the question does god exist. William lane craig is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian. God will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He is amply qualified to write a book such as this.
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. Reasonable faith christian truth and apologetics by william lane craig. Craig appears on the pints with aquinas podcast to discuss reasonable faith, his debates, and vision. C74 2008 239dc22 2007051433 vp 16 15 14 12 11 10 09 08 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Or are they merely expressions of personal preference, like having a taste for certain foods. Well, what jon shore wants to show, i think, is that the. Christian truth and apologetics is a 1994 book by the philosopher william lane craig.
Reasonable faith features the work of philosopher and theologian dr. Recently, the atheist alex rosenberg debated the theist william lane craig. Join our open forum or find a local reasonable faith chapter in your area. Is there historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus. He is known for his work in the philosophy of religion, philosophy of time, and the defense of christian theism.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. William lane craig, reasonable faith, and libertarian free. William lane craig writes on christian apologetics at a number of different levels of depth. Robert stewart of the new orleans baptist theological seminary, februray 15, 2014. He studied at the catholic university of louvain for seven years. William lane craig explains christian thinking to atheists. Evangelicals have been living on the periphery of responsible in. Used reasonable faith to teach an apologetics course at my church in hawaii. Craig received a bachelor of arts degree in communications from wheaton.
View william lane craig research papers on academia. It began as a set of lectures for craigs own class on apologetics. Reasonable faith study guide books store apologetics. Join our open forum or find a local reasonable faith chapter. Craigs first rebuttal craig pointed out the extreme implausibility of the naturalistic worldview in contrast to theism. Pages businesses nonprofit organization reasonable faith videos william lane craig vs. He has been research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology for the past ten years. A deep philosophical look at apologetics, both in theory and practice, as presented by master apologist william lane craig, now in its third edition. Nick norelli rightly dividing the word of truth new jersey william lane craig is a man who needs no introduction in the evangelical community. Get the 3rd edition of reasonable faith and the study guide notebook at a special price.
The doctrine of the trinity is a systematic summary of the data of scripture. Jewish beliefs about god epithets highlight gods attributes elyon is an epithet used with reference to god. Reasonable faith includes, in concise and accessible form, some of the best of the best of his thinking on vital areas of apologetics. 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. Christian truth and apologetics paperback june 9, 2008. Reasonable faith is a conversational program dealing with the most important apologetic questions of our day. The debate ive been hyping to friends and family happened tonight. 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. 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. William lane craig and alvin plantinga are some of its best known advocates today, though other important molinists include alfred freddoso and thomas flint. Although hes become very well known for his debates with atheists and skeptics, hes also a prolific writer. Reasonable faith provides an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising christian perspective on important issues concerning the christian faith today.
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