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The doctrine of the divine, creative logos was widespread in middle platonism, and the similarities between philo and johns doctrines of the logos are so numerous and close that most johannine scholars, while not willing to affirm johns direct dependence on philo, do recognize that the author of the prologue of johns gospel shares with philo a common intellectual tradition of. In philosophical foundations for a christian worldview j. What is the reputation of william lane craig among professional philosophers. He has done formal academic debates with all of the best known atheists on major university campuses in. Buy william lane craig ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. A case for the christian worldview and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Renowned scholar william lane craig offers a readable, rich training manual for defending the christian faith. A critical examination, craig undertakes the first thorough appraisal of the arguments for and against the tensed and tenseless theories of time. The author go through first, the biblcial evidence of the old testament and then to the new testament. 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.
But in his classic work on this subject, oscar cullmann has contended that the new testament does not make a philosophical, qualitative distinction between time and. Christianity is being attacked from all sides as irrational or outmoded, and millions of students, our future generation of leaders have absorbed. Dear customer, biola university has instructed all non essential tasks to be accomplished remotely due to unprecedented events caused by the. But he does make important points about other of ehrmans works craig begins by saying there are two bart ehrmans. Lane began his academic career as professor of new testament and judaic studies at gordonconwell theological seminary. Philosophical foundations for a christian worldview by j. Eps web author profiles evangelical philosophical society. William lane craig s god over all offers a defense of gods aseity and unique status as the creator of all things apart from himself in the face of the challenge posed by mathematical platonism. Why do atheists almost always lose to william lane craig. Not a single student of apologetics should miss this volume by a major scholar.
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Craig s newsletter and keep up with rf news and events. He has also published work where he argues in favor of the. William lane craig on bart ehrman common sense atheism. Exploring a book project with william lane craig peaceful science. Robert gundry, a new testament scholar, and stephen davis, a philosopher, argue in support of a historical. This weeks question and answer on william lane craig s reasonable faith website answered an email to dr. Without assuming the bible says so, this book presents posi.
Over ten years ago now march 28, 2006 i had a debate with william lane craig, author of reasonable faith. All of a sudden, their questions were being taken seriously. That was the one he had with sam harris a few years ago. Boston college professor peter kreeft has said that the existence of god is either a solid fact or the greatest invention in all of history. Defending your faith with reason and precision, at the college of the holy cross, on the question. God is the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, 1 declared the prophet isaiah, but exactly how we are to understand the notion of eternity is not clear. Defending your faith with reason and precision by william lane. Recently, william lane craig gave a lecture critiquing the work of bart ehrman. Hes a strong rhetorician and appears to have a solid understanding of academic philosophy.
C74 2008 239dc22 2007051433 vp 16 15 14 12 11 10 09 08 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Shabir debunks william lane craig s book philosophical foundations for a christian worldview dr. Offers a unique and helpful taxonomy of the wide range of options available to the classical theist for dealing with the challenge of platonism. Books by william lane craig author of reasonable faith. The book concludes with a final response from ludemann and craig. William lane craig books list of books by author william. Traditionally, the christian church has taken it to mean timeless.
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After providing the biblical, theological, and philosophical basis for the traditional doctrine of divine aseity, craig explains the challenge presented to that doctrine by the indispensability. What is the reputation of william lane craig among. Craig does not critique the only ehrman book i have endorsed on this blog. Reasonable faith reasonable faith one of the finest christian philosophers of our day is william lane craig. Is there historical evidence for the resurrection of jesus.
Although hes become very well known for his debates with atheists and skeptics, hes also a prolific writer. William lane craigs most popular book is reasonable faith. William lane craig is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology. Hear arguments from both sides of the issue in this lively debate hosted by the university of wisconsin. William lane craig s most popular book is reasonable faith. He holds faculty positions at talbot school of theology biola university and houston baptist university. See all books authored by william lane craig, including reasonable faith.
William lane craig and paul copen have done a great job on this issue. Store william lane craig products reasonable faith. Reasonable faith provides a christian perspective on the most important issues. How william lane craig overstates the case for christianity. Christian philosopher william lane craig argues that the existence of god is not just a fact, but a fact of great importance, while atheist philosopher. In this book and the companion volume the tenseless theory of time. I have collected many academic apologetics defenses of the historicity of the jesus resurrection, featuring the stellar work of dr. See william lane craig, assessing the new testament evidence for the historicity of the resurrection of jesus lewiston, n. Academic books dear customer, biola university has instructed all nonessential tasks to be accomplished remotely due to unprecedented events caused by the rapid spread of covid19. God over all divine aseity and the challenge of platonism william lane craig. Readers must remember that the book goes through the bibical, philosophical and scientific evidence which is noted in the title for creation out of nothing. Craig asking for his recommended reading for apologetics. It is hard to overstate the impact that william lane craig has had for the cause of christ.
William lane craigs secret weapon is his amazing wife jan. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian, historian, apologist, and author. We also are planning a workshop with scholars once a draft is done, much as i did for the gae. Popular books by william lane craig reasonable faith. To date, he has authored or edited over thirty books and more than a hundred scholarly articles. Moreland, or send them a link to a debate on youtube.
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