He is an analytic philosopher, christian apologist and the driving force behind if youve ever heard him debate, youll know that hes very clear, calm and persuasive. William lane craig and catholicism restless pilgrim. William lane craig is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology and professor of philosophy at houston baptist university. The truth is that most of craig s opponents dont have his skill or expertise in the relevant subject area, and thats why they lose. Apr 08, 2011 the debate ive been hyping to friends and family happened tonight. William lane craigs reasonable faith is an unashamedly apologetic book. Faith is not a way of knowing, it is a way of trusting michael trimmer tue 15 apr 2014 8. 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 on forgiveness for blasphemy against the sprit and apostasy. Reasonable faith by william lane craig i am planning a preaching series on christian apologetics in the fall so i have started collecting several books on the subject, including dr. Craig s first rebuttal craig pointed out the extreme implausibility of the naturalistic worldview in contrast to theism. William lane craig on faith and reason atheism is just.
Todays quote comes from none other than christian apologist extraordinaire william lane craig. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading reasonable faith 3rd edition. As a christian who almost lost his faith in his youth, i find myself wishing i knew about reasonable faith during that time. William lane craig discusses calvinism and the problem of evil 04192010 wintery knight 35 comments this is an answer to a question.
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. Jan 05, 2014 william lane craig vs paul helm molinism vs calvinism a brief commentary posted on january 5, 2014 by aremonstrantsramblings this debate was aired yesterday on the show called unbelievable on the british christian radio station premier radio. William lane craig inspiration and the freewill defense revisited. Gresham machen solemnly warned, false ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel. We need to have pastors who are schooled in apologetics and engaged intellectually with our culture so as to shepherd their flock amidst the wolves. God will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. William lane craig inspiration and the freewill defense.
The meat started to happen in the rebuttals, so i will focus on those. Jul 19, 2009 william lane craig has since said, im taking this from memory, that he would not believe that jesus was god had he seen the body of jesus christ in the tomb. Faith is not a way of knowing, it is a way of trusting. It means that the life we have is without ultimate significance, value, or purpose. The william lane craig quote is from reasonable faith, 3rd edition, p. Christian truth and apologetics kindle edition by craig, william lane. This concise guide is filled with illustrations, sidebars, and memorizable steps to help christians stand their ground and defend their faith with reason and precision. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead acts 17. The best place to begin the discussion is with craigs own account of our.
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. Worlds greatest thinkers have wrestled with the question of god. William lane craig vs paul helm molinism vs calvinism a. Here are some excellent comments on romans 9 from dr. William lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. Okay, maybe dawkins is your leader but he sucks at presentation. Brian auten has made the mp3 audio of this debate available over at apologetics 315 what follows is my sketch of how the debate unfolded, along with my own analysis of the.
The defense of christianity provided in chapters 35, 7, and 8 of reasonable faith fails every step of the way. Craig put his finger on this problem when he noted that harris took. The debate ive been hyping to friends and family happened tonight. The resurrection popular writings reasonable faith. He strawmans, gish gallops, and uses the same tired arguments every time. 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. Reasonable faith provides a christian perspective on the most important issues. Reasonable faith is a conversational program dealing with the most important apologetic questions of our day.
Logic and reason campaign create a free website or blog at. Craig is one of the worlds leading philosophers of religion and holds the position of research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology, biola university. 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. Like certainty is an unrealistic and unattainable ideal. Five reasons god exists and three reasons it makes a difference by william lane craig edwin chong february 23, 2003 1 introduction motivation. If this is truly your conclusion that babies who are killed receive salvation then clearly the most moral thing to do is to.
Craig s sunday school class on christian doctrine and apologetics. Mar 31, 2016 william lane craig is a christian philosopher and research professor at talbot school of theology. Moreland, or send them a link to a debate on youtube. William lane craig and kevin scharp discuss the validity of reasons given for gods existence at the veritas forum. Society of evangelical arminians william lane craig on. If there is no god, then man and the universe are doomed. If god exists then god provides a sound foundation of moral values and duties, and there actually hasnt been any real argument to the contrary. Although hes become very well known for his debates with atheists and skeptics, hes also a prolific writer. Reasonable faith christian truth and apologetics by william lane craig. In his apologetic handbook reasonable faith he writes about the legitimate use of reason.
At times he is critical of the dane, at times friendly. All of a sudden, their questions were being taken seriously. The first of these is describing an immoral system. William lane craig s 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.
William lane craig and christopher hitchens debated the question does god exist. The kalam argument popular writings reasonable faith. Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig. William lane craig on faith and reason common sense atheism. William lane craig is both an absolutely topnotch, worldclass scholar and a man with a warm heart for apologetics and evangelism. It also includes discussions of craig s views on faith, the meaning of life, miracles, history, and jesus view of himself, as well as an original chapter on the reliability of. He directs his attention here to the prob lem of gods plenary inspiration of the scriptures.
On october 10, 20 by geochristian in apologetics, atheism. If god could not possibly find a world in the near infinite number of possible worlds in which all people would be saved, then he knowledge and power is either limited, or molinism simply falls into the same supposed trap as calvinism, and that is that, for some reason or another unknown to us, god has decided to create people whom he will. William lane craig in closing, dr craig sums up the arguments for his two contentions. William lane craig vs paul helm molinism vs calvinism a brief commentary posted on january 5, 2014 by aremonstrantsramblings this debate was aired yesterday on the show called unbelievable on the british christian radio station premier radio. We may preach with all the fervor of a reformer and yet succeed only in winning a straggler here and there, if we permit the whole collective thought of the nation to be controlled by ideas which prevent christianity from being regarded as anything more than a harmless delusion. The four gospels matthew, mark, luke, and john present the life and teachings of jesus of nazareth. 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.
I am planning a preaching series on christian apologetics in the fall so i have started collecting several books on the subject, including dr. Gentile dogs who have faith in christ may actually be more jewish than ethnic jews and go into the kingdom while gods chosen people are shut out. As such, the raison detre for this work is to arm the educated christian with the tools with which to defend their faith. William lane craig author william lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. The anthropic coincidences, evil and the disconfirmation of theism 1992 by quentin smith.
Apr 15, 2014 william lane craig explains christian thinking to atheists. A deep philosophical look at apologetics, both in theory and practice, as presented by master apologist william lane craig, now in its third edition. Are these two quotes from john macarthur and william lane. 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. Kevin scharp is an associate professor of philosophy at the ohio state university and identifies. Examining the broad topics of faith, man, god, creation and christ, craig. Jul 11, 2016 i feel that this is a deadly problem with molinism. William lane craig quotes author of reasonable faith. A criticism of william lane craigs portrayal of kierkegaard. William lane craig does not often comment on kierkegaard. We lay hold on it when we confess that god is just and the. The resurrection is gods vindication of jesus radical personal claims to divine authority.
Just watch his debate with william lane craig and you will see how his naturalistic faith commitment has wrecked his ability to accept what science has shown, so that he has to take refuge in selfrefuting speculations. Reasonable faith includes, in concise and accessible form, some of the best of the best of his thinking on vital areas of apologetics. I did see a segment on some news show cant remember which one that had both richard carrier and wlc. The purpose of the present essay is to respond to some of those criticisms.
October 12, 2017 william lane craig and christopher hitchens debated the question does god exist. As christian apologist william lane craig once replied to the who created god. He is amply qualified to write a book such as this. Watching one william lane craig debate is more than enough for me. If you have any questions, contact us via our form or phone number. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Like prisoners condemned to death, we await our unavoidable execution. If any of you have watched or listened to debates on atheism, you will have, no doubt, come across william lane craig. William lane craig inspiration and the freewill defense revisited dr craig is wellknown for his use of the concept of middle knowledge in solv ing problems of philosophical theology. The second is far worse, because its excusing immoral actions. Craig s 2015 lecture at the university of birmingham, where he did his doctoral studies which led to the revival of the kalam cosmological argument in our day. The long quote from lennox is from the 2009 edition of gods undertaker, pp.
Recently, the atheist alex rosenberg debated the theist william lane craig. 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. Used reasonable faith to teach an apologetics course at my church in hawaii. On the evening of the 7th of april 2011 the 8th of april here in new zealand, christian philosopher william lane craig debated atheist author and speaker sam harris on the question is good from god. Craig claims that religious faith must be supported by reason and logic or atheism will triumph. To date, he has authored or edited over thirty books and more than a hundred scholarly articles.
One reason why william lane craig accepts the bodily resurrection of jesus as a timespace historical fact is because most of. William lane craig offers several criticisms of my views on our experienceof time. Christian apologist william lane craig reflects on a common mistake atheists make in how they view faith. The reasonable faith podcast features lively conversation about the issues of the day. Is there a personal, transcendent being who created the universe and is the source of moral. The magisterial use of reason occurs when reason stands over and above the gospel like a magistrate and judges it on the basis of argument and evidence. Limited atonement denied william lane craig the puritan board. Reasonable faith is a muchneeded book for our times. Reasonablefaithorg is the official youtube channel for dr. Join our open forum or find a local reasonable faith chapter in your area. W hen, during a conversation in a swank hotel lobby in manhattan, i mentioned to richard dawkins that i was working on a story about william lane craig, the. William lane craig summary this article is the text of dr. Then someone would lend them a book by william lane craig or j.
Jan 27, 2014 william lane craig and catholicism january 27, 2014 pilgrim 9 comments if any of you have watched or listened to debates on atheism, you will have, no doubt, come across william lane craig. William lane craig and atheist daniel dennett discuss. He is well known for his work as an apologist, speaker and debater. Craig on the experience of tense university of michigan. 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.
William lane craig explains christian thinking to atheists. Reasonable faith features the work of philosopher and theologian dr. Renowned scholar william lane craig offers a readable, rich training manual for defending the christian faith. 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. Nfl quarterback aaron rodgers questions christianity on a recent podcast. William lane craig has since said, im taking this from memory, that he would not believe that jesus was god had he seen the body of jesus christ in the tomb. He has authored or edited over thirty books and is the founder of reasonablefaith. William lane craig on romans 9 society of evangelical arminians. Reasonable faith reasonable faith one of the finest christian philosophers of our day is william lane craig. Are the gospel narratives legendary or historically reliable. Oct 10, 20 the william lane craig quote is from reasonable faith, 3rd edition, p. But when we survey the times that he does do so, we find that his understanding of kierkegaard seems to stretch in opposite directions. Posts about william lane craig written by hitchens67. William lane craig beats the snot out of atheists in a debate because atheism is a lot like anarchy.
Craigs first rebuttal craig pointed out the extreme implausibility of the naturalistic worldview in contrast to theism. Is the foundation of morality natural or supernatural. Sam harris and william lane craig on divine command theory part i april th, 2011 by matt. The anthropic principle or the associated anthropic coincidences have been used by philosophers such as john leslie 1989, william lane craig 1988 and richard swinburne 1990 to support the thesis that god exists. William lane craig vs paul helm molinism vs calvinism. What follows is a debate organized and cosponsored by denton bible church and held on the university of north texas campus on october 22, 2001. Last week sam harris and william lane craig debated the question. William lane craig discusses calvinism and the problem of evil 04192010 wintery knight 35 comments this is an answer to a question of the week from his reasonable faith web site. Available in australia at koorong books william lane craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around.
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