This debate took place at the university of wisconsin in the year 1998, the fiftieth anniversary of the. This debate occurred in march 2017 at the university of dublin, in ireland. Does god exist william lane craig debates christopher. The first part of this book consists of a transcript of the march 24, 1988 debate between moreland and nielsen. Suppose you were hiking through the forest and came upon a ball lying on the ground.
Professor antony flew and coauthor abraham varghese have written a book, there is a god, describing flews conversion from atheism to deism. He is professor of philosophy at houston baptist university and research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology biola university, and is considered to be one of the 50 most influential living philosophers in the world. For the first two nights of the warrenflew debate, flew assumed the affirmative position in an attempt to prove that god does not exist. Biola university professor of philosophy and evangelical christian william lane craig has taken on the mantle of defender not only of his particular brand of faith but of the existence of god generally. Sometimes, quirky one liners from these debates stick in my head. William lane craig and antony flew met on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss the question of gods existence. See more ideas about god, william lane craig and this or that questions. Craig offers three reasons why life would be meaningless without god and then presents five strong arguments for the existence of god. Concerning the book there is a god antony flew stated. On 1st november 2007, professor antony flews book there is a god. Craigs arguments are standard and predictable from anyone familiar with criag, and flew fizzles, as even atheists william rowe and michael martin admit.
It belongs to gods very essence to love, but it does not belong to his essence to create anything. I believe that gods existence best explains a wide range of the data of human experience. The craigflew debate 2003 with william lane craig isbn 9780754631903 social life and moral judgment 2003 god and philosophy 2005 another reprint of god and philosophy 1966 with another new introduction. Warren once explained why he selected antony flew as his opponent in the debate. It belongs to god s very essence to love, but it does not belong to his essence to create anything. William lane craig vs antony flew william lane craig and antony flew met in 1998 to discuss the question of gods existence. Apr 24, 2012 william lane craig and antony flew met in 1998 on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss the question of god s existence in a public debate. So created persons cannot be the sufficient explanation of whom god loves.
Unlike richard dawkins, flew was one of the most respected atheist thinkers of the 20th and early 21st century his scholarly works on david hume are still studied today, and his presumption of atheism argument is still used by atheists. William lane craig born 1949 is a christian apologist formerly associated with. A debate before 4,000 students at the university of wisconsin, madison, on the 50th anniversary of the famous russellcopleston bcc radio debate, reexaminin. The core of this book contains the edited transcript of a debate on the existence of god between william lane craig and antony flew. Professor flew, who died in april 2010, has been called the worlds most influential philosophical atheist, as well as one of the most renowned atheists of the 20th. Craig is a skilled oratorhis fans like to point out that he wins all of his debates, though what exactly that means is unclear. Top 25 quotes by william lane craig of 52 az quotes. The question of whether or not god exists is profoundly fascinating and important. Sep 28, 2014 on april 4, 2009, william lane craig and christopher hitchens met at biola university to debate the question of gods existence. Flew affirmed, i know that god does not exist, and dr. The book begins by discussing some general issues in theism and atheism, then follows with an edited transcript of the public debate in question. Why do atheists almost always lose to william lane craig. Appendix a is supposedly a discussion of whether god has communicated. Buy a cheap copy of god a debate between a christian and.
How the worlds most notorious atheist changed his mind was published by harperone. Jul 27, 2008 a debate before 4,000 students at the university of wisconsin, madison, on the 50th anniversary of the famous russellcopleston bcc radio debate, reexaminin. Aug 9, 2014 explore footwasherss board does god exist. So we can imagine a possible world in which god is perfectly loving and yet no created persons exist. Craig is one of the worlds foremost christian apologists. This of course sent shock waves through the antitheist camp, since they had. Craig and dacey have a very cordial discussion, but pull no punches. On april 4, 2009, william lane craig and christopher hitchens met at biola university to debate the question of gods existence.
Wright, and gary habermas uploaded on sep 22, 2010 a discussion with antony flew, n. William lane craig is research professor of philosophy at talbot school of theology and professor of philosophy at houston baptist university. Belonging to the analytic and evidentialist schools of. This book presents the most recent debates by leading contemporary. If you want more, check out the recommended apologetics book directory. Flew had recently come to believe in the existence of some kind of god, and that. In 2004 the atheist world was rocked by the news of one of the most important defections from its ranks in recent times. Summary of the william lane craig vs christopher hitchens.
William lane craig debates truth according to scripture. This was held at westminster chapel march, 2008 debate william lane craig vs christopher hitchens does god exist. Wright and antony flew on the selfrevelation of god in human history. Dat moet ook blijken uit flew zijn laatste boek there is a god 2007 waarin hij samen met coauteur. Although flew grew up as the son of a preacher, the problem of evil and flews academic studies. Does god exist presents a debate by william lane craig and antony flew regarding, as the title suggests, whether god exists. This weeks question and answer on william lane craigs reasonable faith website answered an email to dr. Craig asking for his recommended reading for apologetics. Summary of the william lane craig vs christopher hitchens debate. That was the one he had with sam harris a few years ago. 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.
William lane craig and antony flew met in 1998 on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss the question of gods existence in a public debate. God is the best explanation why anything at all exists. Does god exist the craigflew debate william lane craig. The result of these many contributions is a book which provides the reader. Jan 09, 2010 the ten chapters of there is a god is followed by appendix a, which is a critical appraisal of dawkins, dennett, wolpert, harris, and stenger by roy abraham varghese.
William craig and antony flew met on the 50th anniversary of the famous copleston russell debate to discuss the question of gods existence in a public debate. Mar 05, 20 william lane craig, a christian apologist, debated antony flew, a former atheist philosopher, on the 50th anniversary of the famous russellcopelston debate. Now two articulate spokesmenone a christian, the other an atheist. The propositions they debated juxtaposed succinctly the real issue between thoroughgoing positive atheism and thoroughgoing biblical theism. God is necessarily loving, but he is not necessarily creating. Although flew grew up as the son of a preacher, the problem of evil and flews academic studies led him to disbelieve in gods existence. A debate before 4,000 students at the university of wisconsin, madison, on the 50th anniversary of the famous russellcopleston bcc radio debate, reexamining the arguments for and against the existence of god. Wallace buy from amazon walter sinnott armstrong does evil and suffering disprove god.
William lane craig vs antony flew william lane craig and antony flew met in 1998 to discuss the question of god s existence. Does god exist william lane craig vs antony flew youtube. Christian philosophers such as william lane craig, gary r. Jul 20, 2011 the core of this book contains the edited transcript of a debate on the existence of god between william lane craig and antony flew. The core of this book contains the edited transcript of that debate. William craig and antony flew met on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss the question of gods existence in a public debate. Oct 30, 2003 this book presents the most recent debates by leading contemporary philosophers of enduring themes and issues concerning the question of gods existence. There are good reasons to think that theism is true. His chapters handle the cosmological argument, the teleological argument, the moral argument, and the ontological argument. Craigs defenders class today who read this summary of the craighitchens debate and said it was perfectly on the money according to my source. William lane craig takes the reader on a tour of the arguments and does his best to debunk the notion that belief in god is intellectually indefensible. Your belief in the existence of god has enormous implications on your views of life, humanity, morality, and destiny.
This is a great debate that is well worth your time. While the subject sounds complicated this book presents it in a readable and understandable way. I think it was the craigflew debate where a questioner from the audience asked flew why he didnt just deny the big bang to get out of the evidentialist predicament, and flew said i cant do that because the big bang is the best science we have right now. An audio commentary by william lane craig concurs with this position. The core of this book contains the edited transcript of that. William lane craig, a christian apologist, debated antony flew, a former atheist philosopher, on the 50th anniversary of the famous russellcopelston debate. Craig replied with a bibliography of helpful resources. Concerning the book there is a god antony flew stated, this.
This is one of the most important questions a person can consider. William lane craig and antony flew met in 1998 on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss. The craigflew debate william lane craig and antony flew met on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss the question of gods existence. Wc william lane craig, ch christopher hitchens wc opening speech. Dec 16, 2010 william lane craig and antony flew met in 1998 on the 50th anniversary of the famous coplestonrussell debate to discuss. The narrative is both fascinating and very readable. William lane craig born august 23, 1949 is an american analytic philosopher and christian theologian, historian, apologist, and author. This book presents the most recent debates by leading contemporary philosophers of enduring themes and issues concerning the question of gods existence. Morland presents contribution from leading theists and atheists on this topic such as antony flew and william lane craig and others. How the worlds most notorious atheist changed his mind is antony flews personal biographical account of his intellectual journey from the belief that there is no god to the belief that there is a god. However, warrens kindbutrelentless assault in the negative position seemed to leave flew battered, bewildered, and disorientedso much so that when dr.