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Is “God” a Proper Name?
Dear Dr Craig, I have a very simple question: is 'God' a proper name that we would use for God as if it's His first or given name? This might seem like a silly question at first but I think when you actually think about it deeply it really does ca...
character and nature of god, concept of god, divine personhood, metaphysics, personhood
What Does it Mean to Say God Is a Soul?
I would like to ask a clarifying question, and also ask you to consider some implications of your view on the Trinity. For reference sake, here is the view to which I'm referring: "Suppose, then, that God is a soul which is endowed with three complete set...
divine attributes, divine personhood, personhood, soul, two natures of christ
Can an Atemporal Being Be Personal?
Dear Dr. Craig I am a christian student from norway. During a debate about if god exists or not (on a facebook group called political youth) I defended his existence to the best of my ability, using the kalam cosmological argument. i had seen on your youtube...
divine personhood, divine timelessness, kalam cosmological argument, personhood, time, timelessness
Is God Made of Energy?
Dr. Craig, I read your excellent book "Creation out of Nothing" and I agree with it! However, doesn't God need tremendous (if not infinite) energy to create something out of nothing? Is God's energy something rather than nothing? What is God's Mi...
creation ex nihilo, divine personhood, energy, immateriality, pantheism
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Eternal Past Sonship?
Dr. Craig, Many Evangelicals seem to believe that to deny Jesus as being past-eternally the Son, is to somehow deny his pre-existence as a person of the Trinity. Yet, I know of no clear biblical or philosophical support for the pre-human person of the trinity...
begotten, divine logos, divine personhood, divinity of jesus, incarnation, trinity
Persons, Souls, and the Incarnation
Dr. Craig, First, let me express my deep admiration for your extensive contributions to Christian apologetics and philosophy. Your work has been a tremendous resource for those seeking to defend and understand the faith. However, I’m grappling with a te...
divine nature, divine personhood, human nature, incarnation, soul, two natures of christ
Cerberus and the Trinity
I once heard you use "Cerberus" when discussing the trinity: Did you know John Calvin rebuked Servetus for using "Cerberus" in reference to the trinity? I was translating this book by John Calvin: "DEFENSIO ORTHODOXAE fidei de ſacra Trinitate" Fr...
calvin, john, character and nature of god, divine personhood, trinity
Leftow’s “Time-Traveling Trinity”
Hello Dr. Craig, I was recently reading Brian Leftow’s article in Philosophical and Theological Essays on the Trinity, (for which you also submitted a fantastic work) and was curious if you think that his “time travel analogy” for the Trinit...
divine personhood, impossible, leftow, brian, metaphysics, time, relation to god, trinity
Maximal Greatness and the Number of Divine Persons
Dr. Craig, In 'Trinity Monotheism Once More: A Response to Daniel Howard-Snyder," you write, "If God were a soul endowed with a single set of rational faculties, then He could do all these things. By being a more richly endowed soul, is God thereby someho...
concept of god, divine love, divine personhood, maximal greatness, moral perfection, trinity