In the Arena: The Debates and Lectures of William Lane Craig
This podcast features the debates and lectures of Dr. William Lane Craig.
Recent Episodes
Oct. 16, 2026
William Lane Craig Responds to Rhett McLaughlin’s Deconstruction
Rhett McLaughlin, co-creator of Good Mythical Morning, sat down with Alex O’Connor to explain why he walked away from Christianity. Joining Sean McDowell, Dr. Craig reacts to ten clips from that conversation. Do Rhett’s reasons for leaving hold up under scrutiny? Listen in as Dr. Craig takes them on one by one. Original video: The Sean McDowell Show, youtube.com/watch?v=75gT-lEgRRw
Oct. 9, 2026
Is the Existence of God Provable?
Dr. Craig joins Eric Metaxas on Socrates in the City for a conversation that begins with whether we can know that God exists. Why does Dr. Craig consider apathy a greater obstacle to belief than atheism? What does he think kept Christopher Hitchens from engaging the arguments? The discussion then turns to Dr. Craig's Systematic Philosophical Theology: how Scripture can be both the Word of God and the words of men, what inerrancy does and does not require, and why he tentatively places the histor
Oct. 2, 2026
Why God Must Exist: A Logical Case
Can there be meaning or morality without God? And what's the real difference between God and the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Dr. William Lane Craig takes on Richard Dawkins' central argument against God, explains what it means to call God a necessary being, and answers hard questions about whether Jesus' story borrows from pagan myth, whether Christianity can be the one true religion, and how heaven can be joyful if loved ones are missing.
Sept. 25, 2026
Trent Horn Interviews William Lane Craig: The Kalam, Conversion, and Catholicism
Catholic apologist Trent Horn sits down with Dr. William Lane Craig to compare their paths from high school conversions to public debate, then turns to the argument that has defined Dr. Craig's career. Dr. Craig explains how a clearance-table copy of Stuart Hackett's The Resurrection of Theism led to his doctoral work on the kalam cosmological argument under John Hick. He also explains why he sees newer work, including causal finitism from Alexander Pruss, Rob Koons, and Andrew Loke and the Bord
Sept. 18, 2026
Jesus is God...So is the Father. Here's Why This Makes Sense.
Is the Trinity Biblical? Is it logically sound, or total nonsense? In this important interview, I ask Dr. William Lane Craig his top 13 questions on the Trinity, such as: "If Jesus is God, and the Father is God, then is Jesus the Father?" This is one you may want to listen to a couple times to really grasp. Enjoy and let us know what you think!
Sept. 11, 2026
Did Adam & Eve Actually Exist?
Could Adam & Eve have been real people who lived long before 6,000 years ago? Dr. William Lane Craig defends his historical Adam model. In this in-depth interview, Dr. William Lane Craig defends the central argument of his book In Quest of the Historical Adam: that Adam and Eve were real historical persons, but likely lived far earlier than the traditional young-earth timeline — possibly 750,000 to 1 million years ago. Craig walks through why he came to believe population genetics doesn't rule