William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig
Syntynyt	23.8.1949 East Peoria, Illinois
Tutkimusalue	Analyyttinen filosofia, Teologia
Instituutti	Filosofian dosentti 1980-86 (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), Uskontotieteen dosentti 1986-87 (Westmont Yliopisto, Santa Barbara, Kalifornia), Tutkijana 1987-94 (Louvain Yliopisto, Belgia), Professorina vuodesta 1996 lähtien (Biolan Yliopisto)
Tutkinnot	FT 1977 (Birmingham yliopisto), TT 1984 (Munichin yliopisto)
Väitöstyön ohjaaja	John Hick, Wolfhart Pannenberg

William Lane Craig (s. 23. elokuuta 1949) on yhdysvaltalainen uskonnonfilosofi ja teologi, joka kuuluu nykyajan huomattavimpiin kristinuskon apologeettoihin. Hän on pyrkinyt todistamaan Jumalan olemassaoloa filosofisesti ja puolustanut julkisesti uskoa Jeesuksen ruumiilliseen ylösnousemukseen. Hän on osallistunut lukuisiin julkisiin väittelyihin, joista osa on julkaistu kirjamuodossa. Hänen kanssaan ovat väitelleet muiden muassa Antony Flew, John Dominic Crossan ja Christopher Hitchens.

Illinois'n Peoriassa syntynyt ja Keokukissa, Iowassa kasvanut Craig kääntyi teini-iässään kristityksi. Hän valmistui Illinois'n Wheaton Collegesta ja Trinity Evangelical Divinity Schoolista. Hän sai tohtorinarvon filosofiasta Birminghamin yliopistolta (1977) ja teologiasta Münchenin yliopistolta (1984). Hän on työskennellyt Trinity Evangelical Divinity Schoolissa, Westmont Collegessa, Leuvenin katolisessa yliopistossa ja Biolan yliopiston Talbot School of Theologyssa.

Craig on esittänyt ns. Kalamin kosmologisen argumentin Jumalan olemassaolon puolesta. Hän on suunnitteluteoriaa kannattavan Discovery instituutin jäsen.¹ Hänellä on vaimo Jan ja kaksi aikuista lasta. Hän on julkaissut lukuisia kirjoja.²

Teokset

Tieteelliset tutkimukset

• The Kalam Cosmological Argument. London: MacMillan. 1979.
• The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz. London: MacMillan. 1980.
• The Historical Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus during the Deist Controversy. Toronto: Edwin Mellen. 1985.
• The Problem of Divine Foreknowledge and Future Contingents from Aristotle to Suarez. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1988.
• Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus. Toronto: Edwin Mellen Press. 1989.
• Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom: The Coherence of Theism I: Omniscience. Leiden: E.J. Brill. 1990.
• (ed. with Mark S. McLeod) The Logic of Rational Theism: Exploratory Essays. New York: Edwin Mellen Press. 1990.
• (co-authored with Quentin Smith) Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1993.
• The Tensed Theory of Time: A Critical Examination. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2000.
• The Tenseless Theory of Time: A Critical Examination. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2000.
• (ed. with J.P. Moreland) Naturalism: A Critical Analysis. London: Routledge. 2000.
• God, Time and Eternity. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001.
• Time and The Metaphysics of Relativity. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001.
• (ed.) Philosophy of Religion: A Reader and Guide. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. 2002.
• (ed. with Quentin Smith) Einstein, Relativity, and Absolute Simultaneity. London: Routledge. 2007.
• (ed. with J.P. Moreland) The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology. Oxford: Blackwell. 2009.

Yleistajuiset teokset

• The Son Rises: Historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. Chicago: Moody Press. 1981.
• Apologetics: An Introduction. Chicago: Moody Press. 1984. ISBN 0802404057
• The Only Wise God: The Compatibility of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom. Grand Rapids: Baker Bookhouse. 1987.
• Knowing the Truth About the Resurrection. Ann Arbor: Servant. 1988.
• No Easy Answers. Chicago: Moody Press. 1990.
• Reasonable Faith. Wheaton: Crossway. 1994. rev. 3rd ed. 2008.
• God, Are You There?. Atlanta: RZIM. 1999.
• Time and Eternity: Exploring God's Relationship to Time. Wheaton: Crossway. 2001.
• What Does God Know? Atlanta: RZIM. 2002.
• Hard Questions, Real Answers. Wheaton: Crossway Books. 2003.
• (co-authored with J.P. Moreland) Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 2003.
• (ed. with Francis Beckwith and J. P. Moreland) To Everyone an Answer: A Case for the Christian Worldview: Essays in Honor of Norman Geisler. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 2004.
• (co-authored with Paul Copan) Creation out of Nothing: Its Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration. Grand Rapids: Baker Bookhouse. 2004. ISBN 0801027330
• (ed. with Paul Gould) The Two Tasks of the Christian Scholar: Redeeming the Soul, Redeeming the Mind. Wheaton: Crossway. 2007.
• (ed. with Paul Copan) Passionate Conviction: Contemporary Discourses on Christian Apologetics. Nashville: Broadman & Holman. 2007.
• (ed. with Chad Meister) God Is Great, God Is Good. Downers Grove: InterVarsity. 2009.
• (ed. with Paul Copan) Contending with Christianity's Critics: Answering New Atheists & Other Objectors. Nashville: Broadman & Holman. 2009.
• On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook. 2010.

Väittelyiden pohjalta laaditut teokset

• Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate Between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan (ed. Paul Copan). Grand Rapids: Baker Bookhouse. 1998.
• Jesus' Resurrection: Fact or Figment? A Debate Between William Lane Craig and Gerd Ludemann (eds. Paul Copan and Ronald K. Tacelli). Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 2000.
• Five Views on Apologetics (ed. Steven B. Cowan). Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 2000.
• Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views (eds. James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy). Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 2001.
• God and Time: Four Views (ed. Gregory Ganssle). Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press. 2001.
• Who Was Jesus? A Jewish-Christian Dialogue. (eds. Paul Copan and Craig Evans). Louisville: Westminster-John Knox Press. 2001.
• Does God Exist? The Craig-Flew Debate (ed. Stan W. Wallace). Aldershot: Ashgate. 2003.
• (co-authored with Walter Sinnot-Armstrong)God?: A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003.
• Is Goodness Without God Good Enough? (eds. Robert Garcia and Nathan King). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. 2008.
• What Does God Control? Four Views on Divine Providence (ed. Dennis W. Jowers). Grand Rapids: Zondervan. forthcoming.

Aiheesta muualla

ApologetiikkaWiki

• Kosmologinen argumentti
• Jeesuksen ylösnousemus
• Suunnitteluteoria

Internet

• Viralliset sivut (en)
• Can the Universe Exist Without God? – keskustelutilaisuus professori Kari Enqvistin kanssa Helsingin yliopistolla 16.4.2012, ks. m. Veritas Forum Finland.