William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Jan and their two teenage children Charity and John. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ. Dr. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. 1974; M.A. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1984). From 1980-86 he taught Philosophy of Religion at Trinity, during which time he and Jan started their family. In 1987 they moved to Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. Craig pursued research at the University of Louvain until 1994.

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Affiliations

• American Philosophical Association (1977-present)
• American Academy of Religion (1978-present)
• Society of Biblical Literature (1978-present)
• Society of Christian Philosophers (1979-present)
• Executive Committee (1997-2000)
• Evangelical Theological Society (1983-present)
• Evangelical Philosophical Society (Vice President, 1995-96; President, 1996-)
• Science and Religion Forum (1990-)
• Philosophy of Time Society (President, 1999)

Awards and Honors

• Scholastic Honor Society, Wheaton College, 1971
• Academic Achievement Award, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1975
• Research Grant, Andersen Foundation, 1975-77
• Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, 1978-80
• Best Articles of 1988, Philosopher's Annual II, 1988
• McManis Lectureship, Wheaton College, 1994
• Geneva Lecture Series, University of Iowa, 1994
• Exemplary Papers Award, Templeton Foundation, 1995
• Paley Lectures, University of Western Ontario, 1995
• Easterwood Lecture, Southern Methodist University 1996
• Carver-Barnes Lectures, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996
• Strauss Lectures, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, 1996
• Exemplary Papers Award, Templeton Foundation, 1995
• Easterwood Lecture, Southern Methodist University, 1996
• Carver-Barnes Lectures, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996
• Strauss Lectures, Lincoln Christian College and Seminary, 1996
• Exemplary Papers Award, Templeton Foundation, 1996
• Exemplary Papers Award, Templeton Foundation, 1997
• Ryan Lectures, Asbury College and Seminary, 1999
• Templeton Lecture, Malone College, 2000
• Staley Lectures, Crown College, 2000
• Saucy Lectures, Talbot School of Theology, 2001
• Nelson Lectures, Samford University, 2001
• Debate Series, Franklin and Marshall College, 2001
• Physics and the God of Abraham, Gonzaga University, 2003
• Lee Lectures, Louisiana State University, 2003
• Weyerhauser Debate Series, University of Hawaii, 2003
• Templeton Lecture, Colorado State University, 2004
• Templeton Lecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2004
• Stobb Lectures, Calvin College and Seminary, 2004
• Winner of the 2008 Christianity Today Book Award in the category of Spirituality for Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview.

Publications

Scholarly Publications

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Articles

• For a listing of Dr. Craig's articles, please visit his website.

Research Interests

• Natural theology
• Coherence of the doctrine of God
• Philosophy of time
• Science and religion
• Historical Jesus and the resurrection of Jesus