Classic Replay: Is God a Delusion? William Lane Craig and panel at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

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🗓️ 15 February 2022

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Continuing highlights from the 2011 Reasonable Faith Tour. Professor William Lane Craig spoke to a capacity audience at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre. He critiqued Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion and interacted with a panel of academics. The event was Chaired by Professor Peter Millican of Hertford College, and the panel comprised Dr. Daniel Came, Dr Stephen Priest, and Dr John Parrington. Richard Dawkins was invited to defend his book but refused. An empty chair was left for him in case he changed his mind. First broadcast in Nov 2011. More Resources: • For exclusive resources and to support us: USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow Rest of the World: https://my.premier.org.uk/donate/donate-unbelievable-2021 • For Premier Unbelievable? events and conference: https://www.unbelievable.live • For our regular Newsletter: https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter • For more faith debates: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PremierUnbelievable • Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb • Insta: https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley

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0:00.0	You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Browley.
0:18.4	Hi, it's Justin Browley, welcome back to another classic replay, edition from Unbelievable.
0:23.7	Continuing with highlights from the 2011 reasonable Faith Tour on today's podcast, is God
0:29.6	a Delusion?
0:30.6	Was the question that William Lane Craig and a panel of guests were answering at the
0:35.0	Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford?
0:37.1	This really did crown the reasonable Faith Tour of 2011 because it was very memorable.
0:42.8	Professor William Lane Craig spoke to a capacity audience at Oxford's historic Sheldonian
0:47.2	Theatre.
0:48.2	And there he critiqued Richard Dawkins book The God Delusion, an interacted with a panel
0:53.0	of academics, both atheists and echnostics.
0:55.3	It was chaired by Professor Peter Milliken of Hartford College and the panel comprised
0:59.5	Dr Daniel Cain, Dr Stephen Priest and Dr John Parrington.
1:03.6	Now famously, Richard Dawkins was invited to defend his book on this historic occasion,
1:08.4	but refused, but an empty chair was left for him in case he changed his mind.
1:13.4	This show was first broadcast in November 2011.
1:16.9	Hope you enjoy revisiting it.
1:21.2	My name's Robbie Stracken.
1:22.2	I'm the president of the Christian Union here at Oxford University and it is a delight to
1:27.4	be joined this evening by William Lane Craig, who will just be in a moment giving a lecture
1:33.0	in response to Richard Dawkins book The God Delusion.
1:36.4	Now, it would have been great to be able to welcome Professor Richard Dawkins here this
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