Muokataan sivua William Lane Craig

'''William Lane Craig''' (s. 23. elokuuta 1949) on yhdysvaltalainen uskonnonfilosofi ja teologi, joka kuuluu nykyajan huomattavimpiin [[kristinusko]]n [[apologetiikka|apologeettoihin]]. Hän on pyrkinyt todistamaan [[Jumalan olemassaolo]]a filosofisesti ja puolustanut julkisesti uskoa [[Jeesus|Jeesuksen]] ruumiilliseen [[ylösnousemus|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]]. 

[[wp:Illinois|Illinois]]'n [[wp:Peoria (Illinois)|Peoriassa]] syntynyt ja Keokukissa, [[wp:Iowa|Iowa]]ssa kasvanut Craig kääntyi teini-iässään kristityksi. Hän valmistui Illinois'n [[wp:Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton Collegesta]] ja [[wp:Trinity Evangelical Divinity School|Trinity Evangelical Divinity School]]ista. Hän sai tohtorinarvon filosofiasta [[wp:Birminghamin yliopisto|Birminghamin yliopisto]]lta (1977) ja teologiasta [[wp:Münchenin yliopisto|Münchenin yliopisto]]lta (1984). Hän on työskennellyt Trinity Evangelical Divinity Schoolissa, [[wp:Westmont College|Westmont College]]ssa, [[wp:Leuvenin katolinen yliopisto|Leuvenin katolisessa yliopistossa]] ja [[wp:Biolan yliopisto|Biolan yliopisto]]n Talbot School of Theologyssa. 

Craig on esittänyt ns. Kalamin kosmologisen argumentin Jumalan olemassaolon puolesta. Hän on [[suunnitteluteoria]]a kannattavan [[Discovery instituutti|Discovery instituutin]] jäsen.<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=85&isFellow=true Discovery Institute]</ref> Hänellä on vaimo Jan ja kaksi aikuista lasta. Hän on julkaissut lukuisia kirjoja.<ref>[http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_william_lane_craig Reasonable Faith: About William Lane Craig]</ref>

==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.


== Lähteet ==
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== Aiheesta muualla ==
=== ApologetiikkaWiki ===
* [[Kosmologinen argumentti]]
* [[Jeesuksen ylösnousemus]]
* [[Suunnitteluteoria]]

=== Internet ===
* [http://www.williamlanecraig.com/ Viralliset sivut (en)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prYeIU0NrSY ''Can the Universe Exist Without God?''] – keskustelutilaisuus professori Kari Enqvistin kanssa Helsingin yliopistolla 16.4.2012, ks. m. [http://veritasforum.fi/ajankohtaista/teologi-ja-kosmologi-keskustelevat-jumalatodistuksista-helsingin-yliopistolla-164.html ''Veritas Forum Finland''].

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