The leading philosophical defender of theism
Craig holds two doctorates — philosophy under John Hick at Birmingham, theology under Wolfhart Pannenberg at Munich — and has debated Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, Bart Ehrman and many others in front of large university audiences.
He is single-handedly responsible for the revival of the kalām cosmological argument in contemporary philosophy. His 1979 monograph on it forced the argument onto the agenda of professional philosophy of religion, where it is still actively debated in secular journals — a rare thing for an argument with medieval Islamic roots and Christian apologetic use.
His method is worth imitating regardless of the topic: state the argument as numbered premises, defend each premise separately, and make clear exactly what would have to be false for the conclusion to fail.
The classical doctrine of God and the modern challenges to it: aseity, immutability, simplicity, impassibility, eternity and omniscience, with the debates over divine suffering, time and open theism set out fairly.
What the Bible means by providence — preservation, concurrence and governance — how it differs from fate, chance and karma, how it bears on evil, prayer and "destiny", and how to live by it.
The strongest arguments for God's existence, stated as premises, and how to engage the most common atheist objections with confidence and without hostility.
The kalām cosmological argument, fine-tuning and contingency — stated as premises, defended step by step, with the standard objections answered.
Why objective moral obligation is difficult to ground without God, why almost nobody can live as a moral relativist, and how to use this in conversation.
David Hume's argument against miracles, why it is circular, what would count as evidence, and the documented modern cases worth knowing about.
The biblical mandate for defending the faith, the different approaches Christians take, and the honest limits of argument in bringing anyone to Christ.
A serious biblical and philosophical answer to the most emotionally powerful objection to Christianity — and how to tell when the question is not really a question.