J. Gresham Machen once said, “False ideas are the ideal obstacles towards the reception from the gospel”­­-which makes apologetics that a lot more important. Attempting to engage not just academics and pastors but Christian laypeople and seekers, William Lane Craig has modified and updated crucial sections within this third edition of his classic text to reveal the latest work in astrophysics, idea, probability calculus, quarrels for the living of God, and Reformed epistemology.

His approach-that of positive apologetics-gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including the relationship of beliefs and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, as well as the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. He shows that there is justification to think Christianity holds true. As Craig says, “If you have a sound and persuasive case for Christianity, you don’t need to become an expert in comparative religions and Christian cults. An optimistic justification of the Christian faith automatically overwhelms all contending world views missing an equally solid case.”