In the Arena: The Debates and Lectures of William Lane Craig

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  Did God Create Reality? William Lane Craig, Philip Goff, Jessica Frazier and Joe Folley Debate 31.07.2026 1u 44min

  Where did reality come from, where is it heading, and does any of it have meaning? Host Jack Symes puts Dr. William Lane Craig in conversation with three strikingly different thinkers: Hindu scholar Jessica Frazier, philosopher Philip Goff, and agnostic thinker Joe Folley — recorded live with support from the John Templeton Foundation.Dr. Craig argues that God is the best explanation for the universe, morality, and human purpose. Frazier challenges Western assumptions about God, matter, and consciousness. Goff opens up about mystical experience, psychedelics, suffering, and his unexpected journey toward a form of theism. And Folley questions whether meaning needs to be objective at all.A wide-ranging debate spanning God, atheism, morality, consciousness, and the story of everything — this episode gives you Craig at his best, testing his case against some of the sharpest and most unconventional voices in philosophy of religion today.Note: this episode contains occasional strong language and adult phrasing, and may not be suitable for all listeners under 18.
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  Answering Big Questions From Genesis 24.07.2026 1u 6min

  Dr. William Lane Craig tackles some of the most controversial questions concerning the first book of the Bible. Was Adam a real, historical person? If so, who was he and when did he live? Drawing on his book In Quest of the Historical Adam, Dr. Craig argues that Genesis 1–11 is best read as "mytho-history": grounded in real people and events, yet told in the figurative, symbolic language of ancient Near Eastern myth — not unlike the way the Psalms or apocalyptic literature aren't meant to be taken literally.Dr. Craig makes the case that Adam and Eve must predate not only Homo sapiens but Neanderthals, whom he argues were fully human, tool-making, dead-burying persons, placing a historical founding couple as far back as 750,000 years ago, among the species Homo heidelbergensis. Along the way, he addresses why he considers young earth creationism a "nightmare scenario" for reconciling faith and science, why the doctrine of original sin doesn't require what most people assume it does, why a real Adam matters for the authority of Scripture and the words of Jesus, and how evolution and a historical Adam might fit together through what he calls a divinely imparted "rational soul."
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  Response + Q&A of William Lane Craig's Systematic Philosophical Theology, Vol. 1 17.07.2026 1u 4min

  A panel of scholars offer their evaluations of Dr. Craig's Systematic Philosophical Theology, Volume One at the Evangelical Philosophical Society conference in 2025. In this second part, Dr. Craig responds and the panel takes Q&A from the audience.
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  Does God Exist?: Alex O’Connor vs William Lane Craig 03.07.2026 1u 46min

  Recorded at London’s Royal Institution in May 2026, this Unbelievable? x Panpsycast x Theora co-production brought William Lane Craig face-to-face with Alex O’Connor for a gripping conversation on God, cosmology and suffering. Dr. Craig made the case for Christian theism, drawing on the Kalam cosmological argument, fine-tuning, moral values and the resurrection of Jesus. O’Connor pushed back on whether the universe really had a beginning, pressing Dr. Craig on infinity, time, causation and the Big Bang. The discussion then turned to animal suffering. Could a loving God allow millions of years of predation, pain and death?
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  Something From Nothing 19.06.2026 41min

  Dr. Craig dialogues with Dr. Alex Malpass on mathematics and the infinite, and the beginning of the universe.
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  Why God is Triune 22.05.2026 54min

  Dr. William Lane Craig discusses the importance of the doctrine of the Trinity.
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  Did the Universe Begin? 15.05.2026 55min

  William Lane Craig discusses the latest evidence for the beginning of the universe.
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  Can Something Come From Nothing 08.05.2026 1u 28min

  William Lane Craig and Alex Malpass discuss the nature of infinity, time, and nothingness.
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  Christian vs. Muslim on the Trinity 24.04.2026 57min

  Dr. Craig and Mohammed Hijab face off on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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  Theism vs. Atheism 17.04.2026 1u 31min

  Dr. Craig debates prominent atheist philosopher Antony Flew on the existence of God.
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  Did Jesus Really Exist? 10.04.2026 45min

  Dr. Craig is interviewed about the historical evidence for Jesus.
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  Six Major Arguments for God 27.03.2026 1u

  Have the main arguments for God been defeated or are they still valid and strong?
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  Interview With Ben Shapiro 13.03.2026 1u

  Dr. Craig is interviewed by the famous cultural commentator Ben Shapiro on the evidence for God, objective morality, and the resurrection of Jesus.
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  The Nature of Justification 06.03.2026 40min

  Dr. Craig examines the Christian doctrine of Justification and responds to N.T. Wright's view.
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  The Problem of Suffering and Evil 27.02.2026 1u 27min

  Dr Craig lectures on why a good God would allow suffering, pain, and evil.
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  Is Genesis History or Mytho-History? 13.02.2026 1u 50min

  A panel of scholars responds to Dr. Craig's book In Quest For the Historical Adam.
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  Scholarship and God's Justification 06.02.2026 40min

  Dr. Craig offers a critique of N.T. Wright's view of the nature of justification in Christian salvation.
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  An Interview With William Lane Craig on Scholarship and Philosophy 30.01.2026 59min

  International Christian Medical and Dental Association interviews Dr. Craig on his career.
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  An Historical Approach to Adam and Eve 02.01.2026 52min

  Dr. Craig is interviewed on a German podcast concerning the historicity of the book of Genesis.
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  Molinism vs. Calvinism 19.12.2025 1u 3min

  William Lane Craig and Paul Helm discuss views of God's sovereignty and human freedom.