William Lane Craig – författare

Vill du veta hur du kan svara när folk ställer frågor om din tro? Eller vågar du sällan prata med människor om tro, därför att du är osäker på hur du ska hantera invändningar och kritik? Kanske du själv ibland tvivlar på att det du tror på verkligen är sant?

I denna handbok i kristen apologetik får du hjälp att förklara och försvara kristen tro med filosofiska, vetenskapliga och historiska argument. Författaren William Lane Craig anses av många vara vår tids främste försvarare av kristen tro. Han tar upp fyra klassiska argument för Guds existens, lägger fram historiska bevis för Jesu anspråk och för hans uppståndelse, tar itu med lidandets problem och visar varför den religiösa relativismen inte håller. Längs vägen ger han dessutom inblickar i sin egen livsberättelse.

Till trons försvar vänder sig till icke-specialister och är pedagogiskt uppbyggd med faktarutor, samtalsfrågor, diagram och illustrationer. En guldgruva för alla som vill fördjupa sin tro!

”[Boken] är en lättillgänglig, engagerande och samtidigt djuplodande presentation av argumenten för kristen tro. Läs och låt dig berikas. Pröva argumenten och låt dig utmanas.” Ur Stefan Gustavssons förord

Om författaren: William Lane Craig är professor i filosofi vid Talbot School of Theology i Los Angeles, USA. Han är en internationellt erkänd föreläsare och debattör och har författat eller redigerat ett trettiotal böcker och över hundra akademiska artiklar. Till trons försvar är hans andra bok på svenska.

Ja, åtminstone om man ska tro den nyateistiska rörelsen med Richard Dawkins i spetsen. Med flera storsäljande böcker har nyateismen skapat en livlig debatt om Gud, religion och moral.

Nyateismen menar att religionen är irrationell, ovetenskaplig och till och med ond. I denna antologi analyseras nyateismens budskap. Bokens författare – som är fysiker, biologer, filosofer, teologer och lärare – visar att nyateismens argumentation är minst sagt bristfällig och att den kristna världsbilden i högsta grad är förenlig med rationalitet, vetenskap och moral.

Gud och hans kritiker är en tydligt kristen kritik av nyateismens påståenden. Men boken vänder sig till alla som är intresserade av de stora frågorna om Gud, rationalitet, moral och vetenskap – oavsett om man betecknar sig som kristen, religiös, skeptiker eller ateist. Läs och ta del av ett stimulerande debattinlägg i en viktig fråga.

Om författaren: Mats Selander (red) är lärare vid CredoAkademin och doktorand i etik. Han har en masterexamen i religionsfilosofi och etik från Talbot School of Theology i Los Angeles, USA.

Questions about divine providence have preoccupied Christians for generations: to what degree does God concern himself with and intervene in the affairs of everyday life?

This book introduces readers to four prevailing views on divine providence, with particular attention to the questions of human free will, the problem of evil, and God''s perception of time.

Volume contributors and their basic viewpoints are:

Introductory and closing essays by Dennis Jowers give relevant background and guide readers toward their own informed beliefs about divine providence.

Four Views on Divine Providence helps readers think theologically and biblically about all the issues involved in exploring this doctrine. The point-counterpoint format reveals the assumptions and considerations that drive equally learned and sincere theologians to disagreement with each other. It unearths the genuinely decisive issues beneath a philosophically dense debate.

The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.

The eternal God has created the universe. And that universe is time-bound. How can we best understand God's relationship with our time-bound universe? For example, does God experience each moment of time in succession or are all times present to God?

How we think of God and time has implications for our understanding of the nature of time, the creation of the universe, God's knowledge of the future, God's interaction with his creation and the fullness of God's life.

In this Spectrum Multiview volume, four notable philosophers skillfully take on this difficult topic--all writing from within a Christian framework yet contending for different views. Paul Helm argues that divine eternity should be construed as a state of absolute timelessness. Alan G. Padgett maintains that God's eternity is more plausibly to be understood as relative timelessness. William Lane Craig presents a hybrid view that combines timelessness with omnitemporality. And Nicholas Wolterstorff advocates a doctrine of unqualified divine temporality.

Each essay is followed by responses from the other three contributors and a final counter-response from the original essayist, making for a lively exchange of ideas. Editor Gregory E. Ganssle provides a helpful introduction to the debate and its significance. Together these five scholars conduct readers on a stimulating and mind-stretching journey into one of the most controversial and challenging areas of theology today.

Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.

The question of the nature of God's foreknowledge and how that relates to human freedom has been pondered and debated by Christian theologians at least since the time of Augustine. And the issue will not go away.

More recently, the terms of the debate have shifted, and the issue has taken on new urgency with the theological proposal known as the openness of God. This view maintains that God's knowledge, while perfect, is limited regarding the future inasmuch as the future is "open" and not settled. This Spectrum Multiview volume provides a venue for well-known proponents of four distinct views of divine foreknowledge to present their cases:

All four respond to each of the other essayists, noting points of agreement and disagreement. Editors James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy introduce the contemporary debate and also offer a conclusion that helps you evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of each view. The result is a unique opportunity to grapple with the issues and arguments and frame your own understanding of this important debate.

Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.

In 2018, William Lane Craig and Erik J. Wielenberg participated in a debate at North Carolina State University, addressing the question: "God and Morality: What is the best account of objective moral values and duties?" Craig argued that theism provides a sound foundation for objective morality whereas atheism does not. Wielenberg countered that morality can be objective even if there is no God. This book includes the full debate, as well as endnotes with extended discussions that were not included in the debate. It also includes five chapters by other philosophers who have written substantive responses to the debate - J. P. Moreland, David Baggett, Mark Linville, Wes Morriston, and Michael Huemer. The book provides crucial resources for better understanding moral realism and its dependence on, or independence from, theistic foundations.

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In 2018, William Lane Craig and Erik J. Wielenberg participated in a debate at North Carolina State University, addressing the question: "God and Morality: What is the best account of objective moral values and duties?" Craig argued that theism provides a sound foundation for objective morality whereas atheism does not. Wielenberg countered that morality can be objective even if there is no God. This book includes the full debate, as well as endnotes with extended discussions that were not included in the debate. It also includes five chapters by other philosophers who have written substantive responses to the debate - J. P. Moreland, David Baggett, Mark Linville, Wes Morriston, and Michael Huemer. The book provides crucial resources for better understanding moral realism and its dependence on, or independence from, theistic foundations.

Key Features