William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig
Craig in 2014
Born (1949-08-23) August 23, 1949
Spouse
Jan Craig
(m. 1972)
Academic background
Education
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham (PhD)
University of Munich (Dr. theol.)
Theses
  • The Kalam Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God (1977)
  • The Historical Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus During the Deist Controversy (1984)
Doctoral advisor
Other advisorsNorman Geisler
Academic work
Discipline
School or tradition
Institutions
Main interests
Notable worksReasonable Faith (1994)
Notable ideasKalam cosmological argument
Websitewww.reasonablefaith.org

William Lane Craig (/krɡ/; born August 23, 1949) is an American analytic philosopher, Christian apologist, author, and theologian. He is a professor of philosophy at Houston Christian University and at the Talbot School of Theology of Biola University.

Craig has updated and defended the Kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God. He has also published work where he argues in favor of the historical plausibility of the resurrection of Jesus. His study of divine aseity and Platonism culminated with his book God Over All.