Kalam Cosmological Argument, Volume 1

William Lane Craig is a Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and at Houston Baptist University, USA. He has authored or edited over forty books, including Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology (1995), God, Time, and Eternity (2001), and God Over All (2016), as well as over 150 articles in journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science. Paul Copan is the Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA. He is the author or editor of thirty books, including Creation Out of Nothing: A Biblical, Philosophical, and Scientific Exploration (with William Lane Craig; 2004), The Rationality of Theism (co-edited with with Paul K. Moser; 2003), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion (co-edited with Chad V. Meister; 2007; 2nd ed. 2012) and Philosophy of Religion: Classic and Contemporary Issues (co-edited with Chad V. Meister; 2007). He has contributed essays and written reviews for journals such as The Review of Metaphysics, Faith and Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, and Trinity Journal.

• AcknowledgmentsForewordIntroduction Paul Copan (Palm Beach Atlantic University, USA)Part 1. Whatever Begins to Exist Has a Cause1. A New Critique of Theological Misinterpretations of Physical Cosmology Adolf Grünbaum (University of Pittsburgh, USA)2. Prof. Grünbaum on the ‘Normalcy of Nothingness’ in the Leibnizian and Kalam Cosmological Arguments William Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA)Part 2. The Universe Began to ExistDeductive Arguments2.1 Argument based on Impossibility of Existence of an Actual Infinite3. Must Metaphysical Time Have a Beginning? Wes Morriston (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)4. Craig on the Actual InfiniteWes Morriston (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)5. On the Beginning of Time: A Reply to Wes Morriston Concerning the Existence of Actual InfinitiesAndrew Loke (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)6. No Beginning, No Explanation: The Kalam Cosmological Argument and the Principle of Sufficient ReasonDavid S. Oderberg (University of Reading, UK)7. Excerpt from Arguing about Gods Graham Oppy (Monash University, Australia)8. Graham Oppy on the Kalam Cosmological ArgumentWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA)9. Heartbreak at Hilbert’s HotelLandon Hedrick (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA)10. No Heartbreak at Hilbert’s Hotel: A Reply to Landon HedrickAndrew Loke (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)11. Finitism and the Beginning of the UniverseStephen Puryear (NC State University, USA)2.2 Argument based on the Impossibility of Formation of an Actual Infinite by Successive Addition12. Traversal of the Infinite, the ‘Big Bang,’ and the Kalam Cosmological ArgumentDavid S. Oderberg (University of Reading, UK)13. The Tristram Shandy Paradox: A Response to David S. OderbergGraham Oppy (Monash University, Australia)14. The Tristram Shandy Paradox: A Reply to Graham OppyDavid S. Oderberg (University of Reading, UK)15. Methuselah's Diary and the Finitude of the PastBen Waters16. The Grim Reaper Kalam Argument: From Temporal and Causal Finitism to GodRobert C. Koons (University of Texas at Austin, USA)17. Endless Future: A Persistent Thorn in the Kalam Cosmological ArgumentYishai Cohen (Syracuse University, USA)18. The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA)PermissionsIndex

The two volumes of Copan’s The Kalam Cosmological Argument, without a doubt, constitute an excellent collection of essays that for years to come will be the place to start for those interested in a profound analysis of the problems and merits of the Kalam cosmological argument.