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The question of whether or not God exists is profoundly fascinating and important. Now two articulate spokesmen--one a Christian, the other an atheist--duel over God's existence in an illuminating battle of ideas.
In God? A Debate between a Christian and an Atheist, William Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong bring to the printed page two debates they held before live audiences, preserving all the wit, clarity, and immediacy of their public exchanges. Avoiding overly esoteric arguments, they directly address issues such as religious experience, the Bible, evil, eternity, the origin of the universe, design, and the supposed connection between morality and the existence of God. Employing sharp and humorous arguments, each philosopher strikes quickly to the heart of his opponent's case. For example, Craig claims that we must believe in God in order to explain objective moral values, such as why rape is wrong. Sinnott-Armstrong responds that what makes rape wrong is the harm to victims of rape, so rape is immoral even if there is no God. By assuming a traditional concept of God in their discussion, the authors ensure that they are truly addressing each other's viewpoints and engaging in a disagreement over a unified issue. The book is composed of six chapters that alternate between Craig and Sinnott-Armstrong, so that each separate point can be discussed as it arises. Ideal for courses in the philosophy of religion and introduction to philosophy, this lively and direct dialogue will stimulate students and anyone interested in the existence of God, regardless of whether or not they believe in God.
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A sparkling debate over God's existence

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William Lane Craig is at Talbot School of Theology. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is at Dartmouth College.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (February 12, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195166000
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195166002
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1280L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.34 x 0.52 x 5.5 inches
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William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and Professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. He and his wife Jan have two grown children.

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 assuming his position at Talbot in 1994.

He has authored or edited over forty books, including The Kalam Cosmological Argument; Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus; Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom; Theism, Atheism and Big Bang Cosmology; God, Time and Eternity; God ove All;andGod and Abstract Objects, as well as nearly 200 articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology, including The Journal of Philosophy, New Testament Studies, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science. In 2016 Dr. Craig was named by The Best Schools as one of the fifty most influential living philosophers.

Dr. Craig's Curriculum Vitae can be read here: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/PageServer?pagename=curriculum_vitae

Publication list: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/PageServer?pagename=publications_main

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Cb Robbins
5.0 out of 5 stars The As have it
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As one who has privately questioned the existence of God and taken an interest in things philosophical and spiritual, I thought it time I gave my brain the benefit of reading what other more learned folk said about the issue of whether there is a god or not.That is the simple background to my decision to purchase this book. I was not disappointed. This is a well constructed debate between 2 very knowledgable thinkers on things relious. The preface itself sets us up with what is to be an Ali-Frazier battle of the interlect. At the outset I must say that if I was sceptical, maybe even agnostic before the read, I was left feeling even more agnostic if not athiest after the read.I felt throughout the book that Craig was always making harder work of it than Sinnot-Armstrong. Sinnot-Armstrong's arguments are of a fundamental, simple and common sense nature. Craigs arguments on the other hand rely heavily upon the reader having to take huge leaps of faith. At the end of the day and given Craigs inability to provide any concrete evidence of God I am left having to determine which of the two arguments is the more probable. This has to go to Sinnot-Armstrong. Look at the evil issue alone. Sinnot-Armstrongs arguments for the view that the existence of gratuitous suffering is unnecessary in order for an all-powerful God and all-good God to complete his work, is common sensical and easily understood.Craig on the other hand has to come up with what I consider to be absurd and tenuous arguments such as the view that gratuitous suffering is okay because it is compensated for by a greater good which good does not need to be known by us as long as it is known to God. I am left feeling sorry for Craig in seeing him having to rely upon us to believe such flimsy ideas as part of his justification for the existence of a God. In respect to every bit of evidence that Craig bought to the table to support his Theist viewpoint I found on each count his ideas to be less believable than Sinnot-Armstrongs.And that is as much as anyone can take from the arguments because cast iron irrefutable evidence is just not there for either side. For anyone wanting clearer answers on this most fascinating issue, this book is a good start.
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K.H.
4.0 out of 5 stars Spirited Debate
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2003
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Christian Philosopher Willaim Lane Craig and Atheist Philosopher Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and engaged in a spirited, yet friendly debate on the existence of God. The book is in two parts with three essays in both parts.
The first section, is where Dr. Craig proposes his reasons for faith in God. Dr. Sinnot-Armstrong gives a rebuttle and Craig rebuttles. In the section section, Dr. Sinnott-Armstrong gives an essay for atheism, Dr. Craig rebutts, and Sinnott-Armstrong rebutts.
The only real flaws in the book are that both do not really settle anything. They write past each other often enough as to not always tackel the most revelant assertions. Further, no one deals a "death-=blow" to the other. But this is telling - since debates are not where the issues always lie. Although I like philosophy and apologetics, issues of God normally are found in the lives of others.
All in all, Graig wins because his standard to achieve victory is less. He asserts that theism is reasonable. Dr. Sinnott-Armstrong could provide an adequate argument to refute the reasonableness of Dr. Graigs points. Dr. Sinnott-Armstrong's standard is much more difficult to achieve although he tries to lessen the burden by asserting he is not making "proofs in the mathmatical sense." Here he is trying to discard the "universial negative" principle. Dr. Sinnot-Armstrong also makes the general "Crusades straw-man" arguement and it backfires because Dr. Craig is able to then introduce "atheists" philosophies that killed more people and that were the logical outworkings of these belief systems.
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John R. Holmes, Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars Challenging and Enlightening for Atheists and Believers Alike
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In my observation, people either believe in God or they don’t. What I find interesting is not which side of the line they fall but how sanguine they generally are about it. It seems to me that whether a person is a devout believer or a confirmed atheist, the fact that so many people believe the opposite should cause anybody certain cognitive dissonance.

The French mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) attempted to split the difference. He posited that if God exists we face an infinite gain (or loss) from our decision whether to believe. But on the other hand, if God doesn’t exist, the cost of living as though he did exist is small. Consequently, it makes mathematical sense to live as though one were a believer. This has come down to us as Pascal’s Wager.

This book consists of two public debates between William Lane Craig, a believer in the Christian God, and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, a confirmed atheist. The format for each debate is Point, Counterpoint, Re-point, one debate starting with the premise “God exists” and the other with the premise that God doesn’t exist. This results in a total of six excellent presentations.

These thoughtful debates should appeal to (a) anyone wanting validation of their stance, (b) anyone still on the fence, and (c) anyone who simply enjoys an exercise in critical thought. It would be a stretch to say that it’s likely to change anybody’s mind as to the existence of God, but it absolutely provides food for thought.
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