Reasonable Faith, Third Edition

Christian Truth and Apologetics

By: William Lane Craig

Narrated by: Jim Denison

J. Gresham Machen once said, "False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the Gospel" - which makes apologetics that much more important. Wanting to engage not just academics and pastors but Christian laypeople and seekers, William Lane Craig has revised and updated key sections in this third edition of his classic text to reflect the latest work in astrophysics, philosophy, probability calculus, arguments for the existence of God, and Reformed epistemology.

His approach - that of positive apologetics - gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including the relationship of faith and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. He shows that there is good reason to think Christianity is true. As Craig says, "If you have a sound and persuasive case for Christianity, you don't have to become an expert in comparative religions and Christian cults. A positive justification of the Christian faith automatically overwhelms all competing worldviews lacking an equally strong case."

©2008 William Lane Craig (P)2017 Two Words Publishing LLC

Great book

This is a great book and the ability to read it and listen to it at the same time is great.

One of the foremost books on apologetics.

This book is a wonderful guide to apologetics, and how to apply the skill. Not only does it teach one the techniques in apologetics, but it teaches one why apologetics are important now more than ever. Although, the book may be a bit heavy, it is a must read/listen for anyone interested in defending the Christian faith.

An excellent book on apologetics

I have read a few books on this topic, but this is probably the most complete and clear. At minimum people should listen to the debates Craig participates in, and see how reasonable the Christian faith really is. The book will leave far more educated than before. Awesome work.

Full package, wisdom, passion, utility.

One stop shop for philosophical evangelism. Probably won't make sence to the type of person who thinks you can have 100% proof of a worldview. Can't think of anything to dislike.

The best

Very likely the best single volume work on Christian apologetics. The writing is somewhere between what you might expect from the scolarship writing in peer-reviewed papers, and more popular level writing, e.g. "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel (Who incidentaly has admitted to being a fan of Dr. William Lane Craig and, if memory serves, believing him to be the top defender of the Christian faith alive today; see the Craig vs. Zindler debate moderated by Strobel on youtube as one excellent example.)

If you find the reading too heavy or something along those lines, you might try the somewhat shorter version of this book meant for a more popular audience: "On Guard" Defending your faith with reason and precision, (Reasonable Faith could be thought of as a particularly enjoyable textbook really) or Strobel's famous and excellent work mentioned above, which happens to contain an interview with Dr. Craig.

While Dr. Craig doesn't restrict himself to the arguments for Theism and Christianity, when it comes to the arguments explored, he does restrict himself to some well selected ones; rather than trying to share many, he explores several favorites to a very satisfyng degree of depth. The history of the thinking on a topic is summarised before his own conclusions are given, and he does an outstanding job of exploring potential rebuttals! A hallmark of the book is how methodical everythig seems; the flow of thought seeming to lead so naturally and logically from one thing to another.

Very intriguing!

So much detail yet very pleasant to listen to. Must be heard by every Christian and non-christian.

Good reading and writing.defend our faith clearly

Good reading and writing.defend our faith clearly and effectively. it helps greatly spread Christ Gospel.

Not bad for a reading of a textbook

This is a textbook, and so a reading is not optimal (especially when modal logic and statistics is the topic). However, it is a great text overall in providing an apologetic basis for Christian convictions for the graduate student or advanced undergrad. The reading itself occasionally suffers (the reader has some trouble with foreign and technical terms) but it is only mildly distracting. Overall enough to make me want to buy the print version.

Excellent summary of Christian apologetics

Craig does an amazing job of standing on the shoulders of those who came before him. He successfully finds that middle ground between long citations/quotations and summary to the point of lost meaning. Of course, he adds his own words, and those are no less impressive than those of the giants he stands on. This agnostic remains unconvinced, but deeply appreciative.

Wonderfully Thought Provoking

An incredibly erudite apologetic on the Christian Faith. From the existence of the material universe through to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Craig uses logical argument to offer proof of the Scriptural record.