Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology

William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He has authored or edited more than thirty books and many articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology. J. P. Moreland is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He has authored, edited, or contributed to thirty books and authored over 100 articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology.

"They give a good look into the condition of the field, and bring to the forefront presuppositions shaping contemporary inquiry." (Reviews in Religion & Theology, 2011) "If natural theology is overdue for a comeback, this work will help it on its way, and, for skeptical readers, there is much here to go on thinking about for months to come (making it a good catalyst for intelligent debate)." (Reference Reviews, February 2010)"All of these essays show sophistication and deserve wide attention. Common objections to the theistic arguments are considered and logical proofs are helpfully provided when appropriate." (Religious Studies Review, June 2010)"Laudable and timely." (Church Times, January 2010)

• List of figures vi Notes on contributors viiIntroduction ixWilliam Lane Craig and J. P. Moreland1 The project of natural theology 1Charles Taliaferro2 The Leibnizian cosmological argument 24Alexander R. Pruss3 The kalam cosmological argument 101William Lane Craig and James D. Sinclair4 The teleological argument: an exploration of the fine-tuning of the universe 202Robin Collins5 The argument from consciousness 282J. P. Moreland6 The argument from reason 344Victor Reppert7 The moral argument 391Mark D. Linville8 The argument from evil 449Stewart Goetz9 The argument from religious experience 498Kai-Man Kwan10 The ontological argument 553Robert E. Maydole11 The argument from miracles: a cumulative case for the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth 593Timothy McGrew and Lydia McGrewIndex 663