Portrait of William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig books in order

American Christian apologist and theologian

Born
1949
Country
United States
Books
31

William Lane Craig has published 2 novels, 10 non-fiction books and 19 other books, beginning with The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz (1979). The best-known is Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (2003). The latest is In Quest of the Historical Adam (2021).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with William Lane Craig

Standalone novels in order

  1. Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology (1993)

    342 pages

  2. Reasonable Faith (2008)

    383 pages

Non-fiction in order

  1. The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz (1979)

    305 pages

  2. The Only Wise God (1987)

    157 pages

  3. God Are You There (1999)

  4. Time and Eternity (2001)

    272 pages

  5. What Does God Know? (2002)

  6. Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (2003)

    681 pages

  7. Creation Out of Nothing (2004)

    288 pages

  8. Einstein, Relativity and Absolute Simultaneity (2008)

    311 pages

  9. Atonement and the Death of Christ (2020)

    328 pages

  10. In Quest of the Historical Adam (2021)

    439 pages

Other books in order

  1. The Son Rises (1981)

    156 pages

  2. Apologetics (1984)

    214 pages

  3. Knowing the Truth About the Resurrection (1988)

    153 pages

  4. Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? (1998)

    186 pages

  5. Five Views on Apologetics (2000)

    398 pages

  6. Jesus' Resurrection (2000)

    205 pages

  7. Naturalism (2000)

    286 pages

  8. The Kalam Cosmological Argument (2000)

    224 pages

  9. Passionate Conviction (2007)

    288 pages

  10. God Is Great, God Is Good (2009)

    272 pages

  11. On Guard (2010)

    288 pages

  12. Come Let Us Reason (2012)

    330 pages

  13. On Guard for Students (2015)

  14. The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Volume 1 (2017)

    240 pages

  15. Fe Razonable (2018)

    426 pages

  16. How Do We Know God Exists? (2022)

  17. Systematic Philosophical Theology (2024)

  18. Systematic Philosophical Theology: Volume II on God (2024)

  19. Systematic Philosophical Theology, Volume 2b (2025)

    320 pages

About William Lane Craig

William Lane Craig is an American analytic philosopher, Christian apologist, and theologian. He is a professor emeritus of philosophy at the Talbot School of Theology of Biola University.

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William Lane Craig FAQ

How many books has William Lane Craig written?
William Lane Craig has published 2 novels, 10 non-fiction books and 19 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read William Lane Craig's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview.
What is William Lane Craig's latest book?
In Quest of the Historical Adam (2021).
What is William Lane Craig's most famous book?
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (2003) is William Lane Craig's most widely read book.

Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.