Review of Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics By William Lane Craig

In chapter four The Existence of God (part 2) Dr. Craig elaborates on the teleological argument, moral argument, and the ontological argument for the existence of God. At the end of the chapter, Dr. Craig states “In my experience, the moral argument is the most effective argument for the existence of God.” I want to summarize Craig’s moral argument for the existence of God.

Read more

Review of Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics By William Lane Craig

In chapter two, The Absurdity of Life without God, Craig grapples with “the human predicament” or the significance of human life in a post-theistic universe. One of the early apologetists dealing with the human predicament was Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). He emphasized both the miserableness and greatness of man. Man is miserable without God for he has no significance or even certainty as to why he exists. Yet man does not seek to know God and thus the meaning of life. Man is also great in that he can recognize his misery and do something about it. This led to Pascal's Wager argument. When the odds that God exists are even, then the prudent man will wager that God exists. “For if you win, you win all; if you lose, you lose nothing” (Pensees, 343).

Read more

Review of Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics By William Lane Craig

In the Introduction, Dr. Craig says his book is answering the question, “What rational warrant can be given for Christian faith?” Of course, that question can be answered with apologetics. To opponents of apologetics who say, “Nobody comes to Christ through apologetics because people are not won by arguments” Craig gives three vital roles of apologetics.

Read more