The Cosmological Argument or First Cause Argument is a philosophical argument for the existence of God which explains that everything has a cause, that there must have been a first cause, and that this first cause was itself uncaused. The Kalam Cosmological Argument is one of the variants of the argument which has been especially useful in defending the philosophical position of theistic worldviews. The word “kalam” is Arabic for “speaking” but more generally the word can be interpreted as “theological philosophy.”
What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument? (William Lane Craig)–One Minute Apologist Show–(for more apologetic resource videos, go to the One Minute Apologist Youtube channel here)
Hear special guest Dr. William Lane Craig walk us through the Kalam Cosmological Argument.
The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God–Part 1 of 2–a concise illustrated explanation of the ‘family’ of cosmological arguments.
An argument for God’s existence based on the existence of the universe and observations of it.
The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God–Part 2 of 2–a concise illustrated explanation of the ‘family’ of cosmological arguments.
Faithful Guide To Philosophy 4: A Dependent Cosmos (Cosmological Arguments I) – Peter S. Williams
Kalam Cosmological Documentary–This short documentary on the Kalam Cosmological Argument was made by http://www.damaris.org. William Lane Craig and Peter Williams are interviewed in this documentary. For more on the Kalam Cosmological Argument: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/in-defense-of-the-kalam-cosmological-argument
What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument? – William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig (perhaps, the most well known proponent of the Kalam Cosmological Argument) gives a presentation on the philosophical (the impossibility of an actual infinite number of things) and scientific (the Borde-Guth-Vilenkin Theorem) proof for the KCA.
Books
Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz–William Lane Craig–here
Audio/Visual
William Lane Craig–Cosmological Argument podcasts–here
Leibniz’s Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God–here
Web/Text:
Kalam Cosmological Argument-William Lane Craig–here
The Kalam Cosmological Argument–Pt 1-2–William Lane Craig–here
The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universeem>–William Lane Craig-here
William Lane Craig, God is Not Dead Yet–here
“God Is Not Dead Yet.” Christianity Today. July, 2008, pp. 22-27
Hugh Ross & Resident Scholars–Reasons to Believe –Cosmological Argument articles–here
