Resources on Atheism

For Further Reading

kalam

The Kalam Cosmological Argument
William Lane Craig
Offers an in-depth explanation of the Kalam cosmological argument for God’s existence.

reasonablefaith

Reasonable Faith
William Lane Craig
Builds a positive case for Christianity by attending to crucial questions and explores all five of the arguments for the existence of God discussed in this essay.

doesgodexist

Does God Exist?
William Lane Craig and Antony Flew
With responses by K. Yandell, P. Moser, D. Geivett, M. Martin, D. Yandell, W. Rowe, K. Parsons, and William Wainwright
Presents the debate over God’s existence through the engagement of leading contemporary philosophers, clarifying the positions of both sides of the debate and allowing readers to delve into the details of the issues at stake.

godisgreat

God Is Great, God Is Good
William Lane Craig and Chad Meister, eds.
Suggests that believing in God is both reasonable and responsible, despite the world’s changing opinions about God’s existence.  

naturaltheology

The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology
William Lane Craig and J. P. Moreland, eds.
Delivers a sophisticated, technical exploration of the philosophical issues related to questions about theism and natural theology. 

God

God? A Debate between a Christian and an Atheist
William Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Presents two live, public debates between William Lane Craig and Walter Sinnott-Armstrong that explore issues such as religious experience, the Bible, evil, eternity, the origin of the universe, design, and the connection between morality and the existence of God.

Godreasontheistic

God, Reason, and Theistic Proofs
Stephen T. Davis
Examines a cross-section of theistic proofs that have been offered by theologians and thinkers from Anselm to Paley, offering a comprehensive introduction to the debate surrounding the existence of God.

Theismand

Theism and Ultimate Explanation: The Necessary Shape of Contingency
Timothy O’Connor
Analyzes the philosophy of religion and defends a version of the Leibnizian cosmological argument.

Plantinga

The Nature of Necessity
Alvin Plantinga
Applies logical and philosophical theories to the ontological argument for God’s existence.

suffreas

The Principle of Sufficient Reason: A Reassessment
Alexander R. Pruss
Uses the “principle of sufficient reason”—that all contingent facts must have explanation—to examine, among other things, the cosmological argument for God’s existence.

manyworlds

Many Worlds in One: The Search for Other Universes
Alex Vilenkin
Describes the impact of the “new cosmology,” which gives perspective on the teleological argument for God’s existence.