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

Is belief in God intellectually defensible or just wishful thinking? In this classic interview with John Ankerberg, Dr. William Lane Craig lays out five lines of evidence he's used for decades to make the case for God's existence against atheism and agnosticism. Whether you're a skeptic, a seeker, or a believer looking to sharpen your own case, this episode is a compact tour of the arguments that have shaped Dr. Craig's public ministry.

Dr. William Lane Craig gives a lecture on a classic Christian controversy, explaining historical positions and biblical perspectives on the nature of Christ.

Philosopher and theologian Dr William Lane Craig tackles one of the deepest questions of the human condition: is faith in God rationally defensible, or just a comforting illusion we cling to because the truth feels unbearable? Speaking to a packed Oxford Town Hall, Craig moves from the honest doubts of thinkers like Bertrand Russell through the cosmological and fine-tuning arguments for a Creator, into the historical case for Jesus's resurrection — before opening the floor to audience questions on suffering, moral truth, and how to know if our hearts are truly open to the evidence. A rigorous look at why belief in God still makes sense in a sceptical age.

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.

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."

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.

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?

Dr. Craig dialogues with Dr. Alex Malpass on mathematics and the infinite, and the beginning of the universe.

Dr. William Lane Craig discusses the importance of the doctrine of the Trinity.

William Lane Craig discusses the latest evidence for the beginning of the universe.

William Lane Craig and Alex Malpass discuss the nature of infinity, time, and nothingness.

Dr. Craig and Mohammed Hijab face off on the doctrine of the Trinity.

Dr. Craig debates prominent atheist philosopher Antony Flew on the existence of God.

Dr. Craig is interviewed about the historical evidence for Jesus.

Have the main arguments for God been defeated or are they still valid and strong?

Dr. Craig is interviewed by the famous cultural commentator Ben Shapiro on the evidence for God, objective morality, and the resurrection of Jesus.

Dr. Craig examines the Christian doctrine of Justification and responds to N.T. Wright's view.

Dr Craig lectures on why a good God would allow suffering, pain, and evil.

A panel of scholars responds to Dr. Craig's book In Quest For the Historical Adam.

Dr. Craig offers a critique of N.T. Wright's view of the nature of justification in Christian salvation.

International Christian Medical and Dental Association interviews Dr. Craig on his career.

Dr. Craig is interviewed on a German podcast concerning the historicity of the book of Genesis.

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

William Lane Craig joins John Lennox and James Tour to field questions from students.

William Lane Craig comments on why a popular YouTuber abandoned the Christian Faith.

Dr. Craig delivers a public lecture on God, the Big Bang, and the philosophy of time as part of the Cadbury Lectures.

Dr. Craig outlines some of the major arguments for the existence of God.

Dr. Craig responds to various views on meaning and suffering.

Dr. Craig discusses the basis for objective moral values and duties.

Dr. Craig debates the merits of Christianity against Scientific Naturalism with Dr. Garrett Hardin at the University of California, Santa Barbra.

Dr. Craig discusses the first two volumes of his systematic philosophical theology.

Dr.Craig discusses the existence, nature, and attributes of God.

Dr.Craig answers questions on God and philosophy, the Trinity, the nature of time, and more.

Dr. Craig speaks to a conference in the UK on the evidence for God and having a reasonable faith.

Dr. Craig discusses Catholic and Protestant issues with Trent Horn.

Dr. Craig joings Dr. Peter Enns to discuss differing views on the historicity of Adam and Eve.

Dr. Craig offers what he thinks is a biblically and philosophically accurate description of Hell.

Dr. Craig discusses the writing of his multi-volume Systematic Philosophical Theology.

Dr. Craig responds to agnostic scholar Bart Ehrman on the New Testament evidence for the resurrection oF Jesus.

Dr. Craig is interviewed on the failure of the New Atheism, cultural trends, and how to determine one's calling in life.

An interview with William Lane Craig on a variety of theological topics.

William Lane Craig responds to YouTube critics of the New Testament and other matters of the Christian Faith.

William Lane Craig and Stephen Meyer discuss the Cosmological Argument for God with Frank Turek.

Dr. Craig discusses theology with recent convert and philosopher Phillp Goff.

Dr. Craig discusses theology, philosophy, and apologetics and relates his favorite argument for Theism.

William Lane Craig discusses some of his famous debates with atheists, and contrasts various Catholic and Protestant views.

Dr. Craig discusses the logical necessity of God's existence, morality, and the uniqueness of Christianity.

Dr. Craig gives a lecture on some of the theological and practical aspects of salvation.

William Lane Craig and Greg Boyd debate the substitutionary atonement of Christ.

Dr. Craig receives thoughtful questions from Reasonable Faith chapter directors around the world.