DEBATE: From Atheist to Christian HERETIC? — William Lane Craig vs Philip Goff

Agnostic philosopher Philip Goff has been on a 'surprising rebirth' journey recently. After announcing his embrace of a 'slightly heretical' form of Christianity, he says he has come to believe in a God of limited power. Renowned Christian philosopher William Lane Craig engages Goff in a conversation on the universe, suffering and Christian faith, as they debate whether a 'limited' God makes sense of science, philosophy and the resurrection. After hosting the conversation, Justin Brierley is joined by Peter Byrom for post-debate reflections on what happened during the spirited dialogue between the two philosophers. 📘 Read a FREE CHAPTER from Justin’s book “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God”: http://justinbrierley.com/get-justins-newsletter/ 🎁 Support Justin’s work financially (via Patreon or US tax-deductible), for early episode access and exclusive bonus content - including the full Philip Goff interview from season one: http://justinbrierley.com/support-me/ 🎧 Listen to The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God podcast: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ William Lane Craig's website: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/ Philip Goff's website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/ Popular-level version of Philip's "mildly heretical" version of Christianity: https://aeon.co/essays/i-now-think-a-heretical-form-of-christianity-might-be-true The full academic version is in Philip's paper "Christianity and a God of Limited Power", available here: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com/academic-papers Peter Byrom's contribution to "Coming To Faith Through Dawkins": https://a.co/d/f8vQGO7 The Panpsychast event featuring Philip Goff: https://youtu.be/5IiZgjuHzLQ?si=BL9b0bVOAcDT09N- Justin Brierley's two-part talk on evil & suffering: https://youtu.be/eAMtYGL6OJc?si=fjVh60Api8TH8NVH 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:21 DISCUSSION BEGINS 00:04:18 Goff’s journey to “mildly heretical” Christianity 00:10:35 Craig’s problems with Goff’s views 00:12:08 Panpsychism & Panentheism are problematic? 00:29:14 What kind of God fine-tuned the universe? 00:35:05 How to “solve” The Problem of Evil & Suffering? 00:50:50 Does Jesus’ Resurrection = His Ascension? 01:07:34 Can we put God in a “philosophical box”? 01:13:18 POST-DISCUSSION REFLECTIONS 01:20:33 “Left vs right-brained” thinking in spiritual journeys 01:33:54 Goff’s biggest obstacle to traditional belief? 01:41:06 Eastern Orthodox influences on Goff? The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust.