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  • The Good Book Blog

    Lost in Space

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr. Craig, I am having...

  • The Good Book Blog

    God’s Self-Existence Concocted?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr Craig. Thank you for your...

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    Could the Universe, not God, Be the Necessary Being?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hey Dr. Craig, Firstly, I would...

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    Calvinism and the Unliveability of Determinism

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, I wanted to thank you...

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    I, a Compatibilist?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Greetings Dr Craig While reading...

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    Where are God and the Departed?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question #1: Dear Dr Craig, Let me echo...

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    Does God Know How a Pineapple Tastes?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, I have recently been...

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    Original Sin Once More

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr Craig I have recently...

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    What Interested You in the Kalām Cosmological Argument?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, I have finished...

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    Does the Bible Teach a Flat Earth?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig I have been listening...

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    The Arrow of Time

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question People talk about time having a...

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    Dating the Gospels

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hey, Dr. Craig, I am a Marine on...

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    Does God Have both Necessary and Contingent Properties?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, On behalf of sincere...

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    Stuck with the Moral Argument

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr Craig, I am a 16 Year...

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    Does Divine Creation Imply a Beginning?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q and A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig: I am a lay argentine theologian with a PhD from the “Universidad Católica Argentina” (with a thesis on the interaction between scientific cosmology and eschatology), as well as a scientific programmer at the National Atomic Energy Commission. Besides, I have recently created an apology web page “Razonesparalafe.org” ...

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    Are Institutional Doctrinal Statements Counter-Productive?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig: I’m an atheist, and I’m concerned about faith statements. Their downside seems to be ignored, and I’d like to at least see any paper, book, or lecture from a scholar bound by a faith statement to have that statement made clear ...

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    Christus Victor Theory of the Atonement

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Mr. Craig, Thank you very much for your ministry. It has helped me very much in deepening my understanding why we, as Christians, believe what we believe. I am an Orthodox Christian and although in our tradition, reason is secondary to the experience of the Divine through good works of unconditional love, I have benefited immensely from your work when talking to anyone who may not necessarily be open to claims of experience ...

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    Original Sin

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Salaam Dr. Craig. A Muslim reader here. Your public and private work in natural theology has, I think, saved a generation of believers from superstition and error. I thank you sincerely for your sacrifice and labor. My question regards the confusing connection between original sin and Christ's sacrifice.

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    Fine Tuning and Different Laws of Nature

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Hi Dr Craig, I have been watching your excursus on natural theology and am upto the part about teleology. You mention an objection to the argument, that we could have other natural laws and it could be more probable than not, with other sets of laws, that life permitting universes do exist just by chance. You say we just don't know the answer here ...

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    How Will We Be Different in Heaven?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. I have been asking questons about my next life in heaven with the Lord and have yet to find a pastor or sunday shool teacher willing to discuss the issues I want to tallk about. Take for instance the question of "will heaven be an extension of our earthly life? Will we have interactions with our family members and earthly friends? Do you believe we will be walking on "street of gold"? If so why will that be such a big deal? ...

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    Intriguing Questions about Middle Knowledge

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

    William Craig — 

    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig, First, thank you very much for your monumental service to the cause of the Christ! I have some very troubled, agnostic family members and friends that I have either directed to your site or confronted with some of the arguments you present, and they have expressed some very positive feedback. My agnostic family member, for example, wrote me some time ago and said he is now a huge fan and enjoys listening to your input about "almost anything." It means a lot to me and to his immediate family to know that he is seeking truth and has found your ministry helpful. So I send my personal thanks! ...

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    Atheistic Quagmire

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig I am a recent convert to Christianity, up until about 2 months ago I was a nihilistic atheist. Because of being an atheist most of my life, the majority of my friends are also atheist and are very eager to tell me how wrong I am about God using the writings of Hitchens, Dawkins, etc. It's because of you, Alvin Plantinga, Frank Turek, John Lennox, Ravi Zecharias and some C S Lewis that I've started to realize that Christianity might be true ...

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    Middle Knowledge and Scriptural Inspiration Once More

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. ]Dear Dr. Craig: Your reply to last week's QOTW regarding the inspiration of the Epistles raised a very interesting metaphysical/modality question that I would love to hear you address ...

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    Why Didn’t God Create Only Those who He Knew Would Believe in Him?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig, Thank you for taking the time to review my question and your tireless effort addressing many of the questions from Christians, Muslims, skeptics, etc. throughout the years. I realize your time is precious, so I'll try to keep my question brief and to the point ...

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    Where Have Christian Academics Been Hiding?

    Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig

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    This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Dear Dr. Craig, About two years ago I watched your debate with Michael Payton in which you made the startling remark that in the past half century a revolution had taken place regarding Christian philosophy in the Anglo-Saxon realm ...