Defenders is dr william lane craig s weekly sunday school class on christian doctrine and apologetics. Christian truth and apologetics by william lane craig. Jan 25, 2017 over ten years ago now march 28, 2006 i had a debate with william lane craig, author of reasonable faith. Read online reasonable faith and download reasonable faith book full in pdf formats. A social trinitarian model is then presented, according to which god is a soul endowed with three sets of cognitive faculties, each. Craig has updated and defended the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of god. Reasonable faith includes, in concise and accessible form, some of the best of the best of his thinking on vital areas of apologetics.
After a brief historical survey of patristic trinitarian thought, i contrast social and antisocial trinitarian views. Reasonable faith christian truth and apologetics third edition william lane craig it is hard to overstate the impact that william lane craig has had for the cause of christ. A formulation and defense of the doctrine of the trinity william lane craig. Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig isbn. Reasonable faith craig, william lane 9781433501159 hpb. Craig s sunday school class on christian doctrine and apologetics. Dec 27, 2015 william lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england.
If you have any questions, contact us via our form or phone number. The resurrection is gods vindication of jesus radical personal claims to divine authority. Oct 16, 2008 the book reasonable faith is a rather detailed philosophical apologetic book and therefore the study guide is a useful tool to solidify the concepts in the book. One of the finest christian philosophers of our day is william lane craig. Craigs newsletter and keep up with rf news and events. Christian truth and apologetics william lane craig. William lane craig quotes author of reasonable faith. He is amply qualified to write a book such as this. This book by respected philosopher and theologian william lane craig has been thoroughly revised and updated to equip believers in the successful proclamation of biblical truth claims.
Reasonable faith includes, in concise and accessible form, some of the best of the. Reasonable faith aims to provide in the public arena an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious christian perspective on the most important issues concerning the truth of the christian faith today. Not that there isnt the usual blackandwhite dogmatism here. Offensive apologetics put forward a positive case for why you think christianity is true a. Get the 3rd edition of reasonable faith and the study guide notebook at a special price.
God will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. Used reasonable faith to teach an apologetics course at my church in hawaii. Download or stream reasonable faith, third edition. Definition a branch of christian theology which seeks to provide a rational justification of christianities truth claims. Keep up with the latest writings from philosopher and theologist dr. William lane craig s reasonable faith is an apologetics textbook ranging over arguments for the existence of god to the alleged evidence for the resurrection of jesus. The guard at the tomb reasonable faith william lane craig. In this opening segment, i take a look at the introduction and chapter 1.
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The name of the book is the kalaam cosmological argument. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian, historian, and apologist. Read scholarly articles and the question of the week online now. William lane craig in order to carry out its threefold mission. Reasonablefaithorg is the official youtube channel for dr. William lane craig phd, university of birmingham, england. It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what. Although some of the reasons given in support of this judgement are not weighty, two are more serious. Oct 12, 2017 william lane craig and christopher hitchens debated the question does god exist. Nfl quarterback aaron rodgers questions christianity on a recent podcast. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The resurrection popular writings reasonable faith. Mackie, in refuting the kalam cosmological argument, turns his main guns on this.
It combines clarity and applicability without sacrificing depth. William lane craig, born in 1949 in peoria, illinois, is an american christian apologist, philosopher, and theologian. Writings the christian perspective reasonable faith. Craig s newsletter and keep up with rf news and events. To date, he has authored or edited over thirty books and more than a hundred scholarly articles. 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. Craigs sunday school class on christian doctrine and apologetics. Defending your faith with reason and precision, at the college of the holy cross, on the question. Reasonable faith in an uncertain world conference resources. 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.
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William lane craig summary this article is the text of dr. Reasonable faith is a conversational program dealing with the most important apologetic questions of our day. 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. The kalam argument popular writings reasonable faith. William lane, reasonable faith third edition, crossway, wheaton, 2008, 415 pages. 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. Many apologetic works deal with only one facet of the arguments for christianity.
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