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Is the Doctrine of the Trinity Kid Stuff?

Hi Dr Craig I came across the book 'Dr. Craig's What is God Like? God Is Three Persons' where the book description (on the back of the book) states: 'This fifth booklet "God Is Three Persons" is about the important doctrine of the Trinity. Th...

character and nature of god, concept of god, divine attributes, divine nature, divine personhood, mind

The Problem of the Unevangelized Once More

Dear Dr. Craig, Thank you for your excellent ministry of Christian apologetics and philosophy. Your work has truly been a vessel of God's wisdom and reason for me, and I am thankful for the many times it has aided me in periods of doubt. Your newest vide...

christian particularism, divine foreknowledge, middle knowledge, molinism, objections, plausibility of christianity

<em>Enhypostasia</em> and Neo-Apollinarian Christology

Hey there Dr. Craig, I hope you're well! I'm a graduate student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, NC, and I had a question about the essential difference(s) between your Neo-Apollinarianism and the 6th-century theologian Leontius of Byzant...

christology, leontius, logos, soul, theology, two natures of christ

Where are God and the Departed?

Question #1: Dear Dr Craig, Let me echo millions of your fans by saying, thank you for all you do for Christ. I’ve bought, devoured, savoured and passed several of your books on to others, including local libraries. They helped me greatly as I continue...

death, evidence for jesus resurrection, heaven, marriage, omnipresence, philosophy of space

What Will Be the Big Apologetic Issues of the Future?

In March 2017 Dr. Craig traveled the island of Ireland on a speaking tour that included various debates, lectures, and meetings. In this talk with the local church leaders of Belfast, Dr. Craig answers a question about what he perceives as the big apologetics ...

apologetics, neuroscience, soul

How Will We Be Different in Heaven?

I have been asking questons about my next life in heaven with the Lord and have yet to find a pastor or sunday shool teacher willing to discuss the issues I want to tallk about. Take for instance the question of "will heaven be an extension of our earthly life...

eschatology, heaven, personhood, post-mortem appearances, resurrection, resurrection of jesus

Intriguing Questions about Middle Knowledge

Dr. Craig, First, thank you very much for your monumental service to the cause of the Christ! I have some very troubled, agnostic family members and friends that I have either directed to your site or confronted with some of the arguments you present, and the...

alvin plantinga, counterfactuals, free will defense, middle knowledge, molinism, personhood

Questions on the Soul, Fine Tuning, and a Maximally Great Being

fine tuning of the universe, ontological argument, soul

Are Souls Dependent on God?

Are Souls/spirits dependent on God for existence or not? I am currently an atheist who is looking for reasons to believe that God exists. I was once a Christian but became an atheist by rationalisation when I realised that I believed simply because I was rais...

dualism, god, soul, spirit

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