William Lane Craig — Apologetics CV / Résumé

American analytic philosopher, theologian, Christian apologist. (Wikipedia)
Visiting/Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) in La Mirada, CA. (Biola University)
Founder of the ministry Reasonable Faith (apologetics organization). (Wikipedia)

B.A., Communications (High Honors) from Wheaton College, Illinois, 1971. (Reasonable Faith)
M.A., Philosophy of Religion, summa cum laude, from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (1974-75) – also M.A. Church History (summa) in same institution. (Reasonable Faith)
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Birmingham (England), 1977. (Wikipedia)
D.Theol. (Doctorate in Theology), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich), Germany, 1984. (Wikipedia)
Post-doctoral research fellowship: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany). (Reasonable Faith)
Visiting research roles: e.g., University of Louvain (Belgium) 1987-94. (Reasonable Faith)

Has authored/edited 30+ books and hundreds of articles in philosophy of religion and theology. (Reasonable Faith)
Frequent lecturer at major universities and forums: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge, Moscow, Peking, etc. (Reasonable Faith)
Highly active in formal debates with prominent atheists/new-atheists and philosophers (e.g., debates over existence of God, resurrection of Jesus, etc.). (RationalWiki)
Founder of Reasonable Faith ministry, which supplies video/audio lectures, publications, debate transcripts. (Reasonable Faith)
Served/present in philosophical societies: e.g., President of the Evangelical Philosophical Society; President of the Philosophy of Time Society (1999-2006) according to wiki. (Wikipedia)

The Kalam Cosmological Argument (1979) – foundational work on the kalam argument. (johnmichaelwiley.wordpress.com)
Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (1st ed. 1994; later eds). (Wikipedia)
Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus (1985). (Wikipedia)
God, Time and Eternity (2001). (johnmichaelwiley.wordpress.com)
On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision (2010). (The C.S. Lewis Study Group)
Creation Out of Nothing: A Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration (with Paul Copan) (2004). (johnmichaelwiley.wordpress.com)
(Note: This is a partial list — his full bibliography is extensive.)

Debate with Christopher Hitchens (2009) “Does God Exist?” at Biola. (Reasonable Faith)
Debate with Lawrence Krauss (2013) “Life, the Universe & Nothing?” (scientific atheism vs Christian apologetics). (RationalWiki)
Dialogue with Sean Carroll (2014) “God and Cosmology”. (RationalWiki)
Numerous recorded lectures and series via Reasonable Faith including “Does God Exist?”, “Is Time Travel Possible?”, “The Resurrection of Jesus”, etc. (Reasonable Faith)

High academic credibility: Two doctorates in philosophy and theology, membership in major academic circles, significant publication record.
Debate-ready & prolific: Regular public engagements and debates give him a strong public profile and accessibility to both specialist and general audiences.
Strong specialty areas: Especially philosophy of religion (arguments for God’s existence), philosophy of time, historicity of the resurrection; thus offering depth in key apologetics topics.
Bridging academic & popular: He writes for both scholarly journals and popular Christian audience, which means his material can serve multiple purposes (sermon prep, academic study, lay reading).

Reception in academic philosophy: While highly cited in philosophy of religion, some critics say his work doesn’t always engage the full depth of current metaphysical or epistemological debate (especially compared to specialist secular metaphysicians).
Heavy on formal argumentation: Some find his style more analytic/logical than narrative or pastoral; for some church-audiences this may feel abstract.
Polarizing among skeptics: As seen in rationalist/atheist critiques (e.g., via RationalWiki) he is often targeted for alleged oversimplifications of opponents’ positions. (RationalWiki)
Scope of expertise: While very strong in certain domains (cosmology, resurrection, time), he may less often engage adjacent fields in apologetics (e.g., detailed biblical-textual criticism, social science of religion) in the public-facing materials.

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