The Peter S. Williams Podcast

Edited audio of my talk at the Advanced Apologetics Network at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland. Plus, a short addendum I added to correct a mistaken reference made in the talk just before my conclusion. I referred to giving the benefit of the doubt to the testimony of 'Ignatius', but I should have said 'Irenaeus'!

My talk on New Testament Archaeology at the 2022 European Leadership Forum in Poland (with the Q&A times edited out).

My May 2022 appearance on the Pints With Jack podcast (S5E43), re-hosted here with permission: 'Today with apologist Peter S. Williams we consider the related ideas of “Logical Positivism” and “Verificationism” which were popular in Lewis’ day and which are still alive and well today...' For Pints With Jack see: www.pintswithjack.com/ For this episode on the Pints With Jack website and YouTube Cha...

Audio of my "paper" for the hybrid in-person and virtual Fifth International Interdisciplinary C. S. Lewis Conference, "Of This and Other Worlds", hosted by Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iaşi, Romania. My talk was pre-recorded and presented to the conference on Thursday 18th November 2021.

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we’re thinking about communicating about science and the Christian worldview in Church contexts, by thinking about preaching. Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘Preaching’ www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWijz8HKf3ms2rm5SLiwASZu Timothy Keller, P...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we look at the biblical picture of creation in the context of ancient mythology. Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘Ancient Near Eastern Myths’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWjAgMpzoXxQVGtiFb8-uLku YouTube Playlist ‘Genesis’ www.youtube.co...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we take a look at the history of science as a discipline and look at the historical relationship between science and Christianity. Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘The Theological Roots of Science’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWh3jDVYqF...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. What should we think about the nature of our minds, and how does scientific research into our brains factor into our self-understanding? Recommended Resources YouTube Playlist, ‘Mind-Body Dualism, Free Will & Related Issues’ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhh3qcwVEWh0MdW...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. This session introduces the scientific theory of 'Intelligent Design'. Recommended Resources Ann Gauger et al, Science and Human Origins (Discovery Institute, 2012) Stanley N. Gundry, ed. Creation, Evolution And Intelligent Design (Zondervan, 2017) John Lennox, Has Science Bu...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. We consider questions about the evolution and Darwinism. Recommended Resources Ann Gauger et al, Science and Human Origins (Discovery Institute, 2012) Stanley N. Gundry, ed. Creation, Evolution And Intelligent Design (Zondervan, 2017) John Lennox, Has Science Buried God? Seco...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. In this session we'll be looking at how Big Bang Cosmology and the discovery of Cosmic Fine Tuning inform some much discussed arguments for the existence of God. Recommended Resources William Lane Craig, ‘The Kalam Cosmological Argument - Part 1: Scientific’ https://youtu.be/...

Audio from a video for NLA University College course module: 'A Christian Worldview and Science in Apologetic Perspective'. Recommended Resources John Lennox, Has Science Buried God? Second edition (Lion, 2009), chapters 1 & 2 J.P. Moreland, Scientism and Secularism: Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology (Crossway, 2018) Del Ratzsch, Science and Its Limits: Natural Sciences in Christian Pers...

Edited recording of a class, hosted online by Bjorn Hinderaker, for students at NLA University in Norway, covering some themes from my book Outgrowing God? A Beginner's Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade, 2020).

The presentation portions of an online class on 'Apologetics in 3D' for students of NLA University College in Norway, from 14th October 2021.

Recording of my workshop on New Testament archeology and the evidence for Jesus from the online 2021 European Leadership Forum, in which I show that archaeological evidence indicates that: Jesus, son of Joseph and brother of James, existed in 1st century Israel Jesus was crucified Jesus was buried in a now empty Jerusalem tomb Grave robbery was an offence that may have been associated with Nazaret...

Edited recording of my post-forum seminar on Old Testament history from the on-line European Leadership Forum conference in May 2021. Conference attendee Albert Crespo, who did his Master's thesis on the royal offices in the period of the first temple, helpfully brought to my attention the fact that two bullae mentioning Jeremiah’s scribe Baruch the son of Neriah are now thought to be forgeries. D...

Recording of a workshop talk from the online 2021 European Leadership Forum. Psalm 42 states that ‘As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God’, but did you know that there's an actual argument for the existence of God, and even of heaven, from the existence of certain human desires? C.S. Lewis was captivated by this theme, and he produced the twentieth century’s principal thematic and a...

Theofilos editor Lars Dahle talks with special edition guest editor Peter S. Williams about the first special, open access issue of the Nordic journal Theofilos. They explain the background to, and give an overview of, the contents of this special edition called Theofilos Supplement 2020-1. The overall theme for this thematic issue is "Science, Natural Theology, and Christian Apologetics". Through...

This open access lecture, delivered online for NLA University on 22nd April 2021, is followed by a Q&A period facilitated by Bjorn Hinderaker.

This lecture examines three key philosophical problems with the worldview of atheist Richard Dawkins, through an analysis of his famous 2007 'God Delusion' debate/discussion with Oxford Mathematician and Philosopher of Science John C. Lennox, which was held in Alabama. You can watch the debate @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF5bPI92-5o You can watch the debate with Norwegian subtitles @ www.youtube.com...

Lecture on the design argument from cosmic fine tuning delivered to students at NLA University College on 22nd April 2021. After describing cosmic fine tuning and one way of inferring design from that data, this lecture responds to the 'multiverse' objection to the argument.

“From glory to glory” is a suite of music I composed that follows the broad sweep on the biblical storyline. The suite is for four-part choir and a mixture of classical and electronic instruments. Some pieces are small in scope (e.g. the opening solo piano piece “Trinity”, the acapella choir piece “Love”, or the intimate “Kyrie”), whist others are much more “symphonic”. This is a computer recordin...

Lecture about preparing a sermon, delivered for NLA University, March 15th 2021.

Brian Auten and Chad Gross of apologetics315.com interview Christian Philosopher Peter S. Williams about his book Outgrowing God? A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade, 2020). First published on January 25th 2021 @ https://apologetics315.com/2021/01/apologetics-315-podcast-006-outgrowing-god-with-peter-s-williams/

In this podcast I introduce my book Outgrowing God? A Beginner's Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade, 2020) to students at Gimlekollen College in Norway, giving an overview of the contents and reading some extracts. For more info see: www.peterswilliams.com/publications/books/outgrowing-god/