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. His past publications include 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 authored and edited several other books and 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)Inductive Arguments2.3 The Inductive Argument based on Expansion of the Universe1. The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA) and James Sinclair (Warfare Analyst, USA)2. Why the Big Bang Singularity Does Not Help the Kalam Cosmological Argument for TheismJ. Brian Pitts (University of Notre Dame, USA)3. On Non-Singular Spacetimes and the Beginning of the UniverseWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA) and James Sinclair (Warfare Analyst, USA)4. The Beginning of the UniverseAlexander Vilenkin (Tufts Institute of Cosmology, USA)2.4 The Inductive Argument based on Thermodynamic Properties of the Universe5. A Dying Universe: The Long-Term Fate and Evolution of Astrophysical ObjectsFred C. Adams (University of Delaware, USA) and Gregory Laughlin (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)6. Heat Death in Ancient and Modern ThermodynamicsGábor Kutrovátz (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)7. Entropy and Eschatology: A Comment on Kutrovátz’s Paper "Heat Death in Ancient and Modern Thermodynamics"Milan M. Cirkovic (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)8. The Generalized Second Law Implies a Quantum Singularity TheoremAron C. Wall (Institute for Advanced Study, USA)Part 3. Therefore, the Universe has a Cause9. Libertarian Agency and the Craig/Grünbaum Debate about Theistic Explanation of the Initial SingularityJ. P. Moreland (Talbot School of Theology, USA)10. Causation and the Logical Impossibility of a Divine CauseQuentin Smith (Western Michigan University, USA)11. Beyond the Big BangWilliam 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.

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. His past publications include 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 authored and edited several other books and 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)Inductive Arguments2.3 The Inductive Argument based on Expansion of the Universe1. The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA) and James Sinclair (Warfare Analyst, USA)2. Why the Big Bang Singularity Does Not Help the Kalam Cosmological Argument for TheismJ. Brian Pitts (University of Notre Dame, USA)3. On Non-Singular Spacetimes and the Beginning of the UniverseWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA) and James Sinclair (Warfare Analyst, USA)4. The Beginning of the UniverseAlexander Vilenkin (Tufts Institute of Cosmology, USA)2.4 The Inductive Argument based on Thermodynamic Properties of the Universe5. A Dying Universe: The Long-Term Fate and Evolution of Astrophysical ObjectsFred C. Adams (University of Delaware, USA) and Gregory Laughlin (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)6. Heat Death in Ancient and Modern ThermodynamicsGábor Kutrovátz (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)7. Entropy and Eschatology: A Comment on Kutrovátz’s Paper "Heat Death in Ancient and Modern Thermodynamics"Milan M. Cirkovic (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)8. The Generalized Second Law Implies a Quantum Singularity TheoremAron C. Wall (Institute for Advanced Study, USA)Part 3. Therefore, the Universe has a Cause9. Libertarian Agency and the Craig/Grünbaum Debate about Theistic Explanation of the Initial SingularityJ. P. Moreland (Talbot School of Theology, USA)10. Causation and the Logical Impossibility of a Divine CauseQuentin Smith (Western Michigan University, USA)11. Beyond the Big BangWilliam 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.

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. His past publications include 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 authored and edited several other books and 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)Inductive Arguments2.3 The Inductive Argument based on Expansion of the Universe1. The Kalam Cosmological ArgumentWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA) and James Sinclair (Warfare Analyst, USA)2. Why the Big Bang Singularity Does Not Help the Kalam Cosmological Argument for TheismJ. Brian Pitts (University of Notre Dame, USA)3. On Non-Singular Spacetimes and the Beginning of the UniverseWilliam Lane Craig (Talbot School of Theology, USA) and James Sinclair (Warfare Analyst, USA)4. The Beginning of the UniverseAlexander Vilenkin (Tufts Institute of Cosmology, USA)2.4 The Inductive Argument based on Thermodynamic Properties of the Universe5. A Dying Universe: The Long-Term Fate and Evolution of Astrophysical ObjectsFred C. Adams (University of Delaware, USA) and Gregory Laughlin (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)6. Heat Death in Ancient and Modern ThermodynamicsGábor Kutrovátz (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)7. Entropy and Eschatology: A Comment on Kutrovátz’s Paper "Heat Death in Ancient and Modern Thermodynamics"Milan M. Cirkovic (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)8. The Generalized Second Law Implies a Quantum Singularity TheoremAron C. Wall (Institute for Advanced Study, USA)Part 3. Therefore, the Universe has a Cause9. Libertarian Agency and the Craig/Grünbaum Debate about Theistic Explanation of the Initial SingularityJ. P. Moreland (Talbot School of Theology, USA)10. Causation and the Logical Impossibility of a Divine CauseQuentin Smith (Western Michigan University, USA)11. Beyond the Big BangWilliam 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.