William Lane Craig

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I just listened to a debate enititled “Atheism vs. Christianity” and a lecture entitlied “Are There Objective Truths About God?”. William Lane Craig seems very knowledgable in the philosophical arena and articulates his message quite well. I am wondering if anyone here can give me any insight on William Lane Craig and if he parallels the Catholic philosophical view on objective truth. Thank you.
 
Regarding objective truth, I believe Craig holds to a correspondence theory, which is what Thomas Aquinas held to. Other than that, Craig is a Molinist, which is in line with Catholic teaching (although it’s not official Church dogma). He’s also an evangelical Protestant, so a number of differences are going to come to surface if you listen to/read enough of his works.

I like the fact that he considers Catholics to be Christian, though.
 
punkforchrist said:
Regarding objective truth, I believe Craig holds to a correspondence theory, which is what Thomas Aquinas held to. Other than that, Craig is a Molinist, which is in line with Catholic teaching (although it’s not official Church dogma). He’s also an evangelical Protestant, so a number of differences are going to come to surface if you listen to/read enough of his works.

I like the fact that he considers Catholics to be Christian, though.
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Thank you. So for philosophical purposes his teachings are within the pale of orthodoxy. Would that be reasonable to assume?
 
For the most part, yes. I would recommend his work for those interested in the “Mere Christianity” type of apologetics.
 
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For the most part, yes. I would recommend his work for those interested in the “Mere Christianity” type of apologetics.
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That is how I saw him in my limited exposure. Thank you for your reply and God bless…teachccd 🙂
 
buffalo said:
He does very well against non-believers. He will be debating Ayala this month.
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Thank you very much. Yes I saw a 2 1/2 hour debate of his on YouTube against an atheist and I was amazed at how well he did. God bless…teachccd 🙂
 
By the way, you may wish to check out his website: reasonablefaith.org

You will have access to a number of his debates/lectures, as well as a host of scholarly and popular articles. Hope this helps!
 
punkforchrist said:
By the way, you may wish to check out his website: reasonablefaith.org

You will have access to a number of his debates/lectures, as well as a host of scholarly and popular articles. Hope this helps!
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It does and I already logged on there. Thank you for all of your (name removed by moderator)ut…teachccd 🙂
 
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