Top 10 Christian Philosophers (...or at least my Top 10)

Here are the first four:

1. William Lane Craig - Craig is the quintessential Christian apologist and scholar. He has revolutionized the field of apologetics with his work on the kalam cosmological argument and the Resurrection of Jesus. This is only the tip of iceberg, as his writings have defended virtually all of the major arguments of natural theology. And through his debates and interaction with atheist scholars, he's shown how to make these arguments hold up against opposition. See also his excellent work in philosophical theology on issues like: God and time, divine foreknowledge, the doctrine of the Trinity, God's relation to abstract objects, divine aseity, etc. (Recommended books: Reasonable Faith, Does God Exist? (w/ Antony Flew), The Kalam Cosmological Argument, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview)



2. Gary Habermas - Probably the top scholarly defender of the Resurrection in the church today. Habermas has written scores of books and articles on this topic and continues to go strong. He's the original formulator of the "Minimal Facts" approach to arguing for the historical Resurrection -- a very powerful methodology. (Recommended Books: The Historical Jesus, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrected?, The Risen Jesus and Future Hope)



3. J. P. Moreland - Top-notch Christian philosopher and apologist whose writings are pervasive and powerful. Moreland excels in the philosophy of science and holds degrees in chemistry, philosophy, and theology. His arguments for the reality of an immaterial human soul are excellent and he's recently written on how the reality of human consciousness points to the reality of God as Creator. He is just as at home writing and speaking about Jesus's Resurrection, theological issues, and spiritual disciplines. (Recommended Books: Consciousness and the Existence of God, Scaling the Secular City, The Kingdome Triangle, Naturalism: A Critical Analysis, Jesus Under Fire, The Creation Hypothesis)



4. Paul Copan - Very talented and knowledgeable philosopher who is up-and-coming in the world of apologetics. Copan's knowledge is encyclopedic in philosophy religion, metaphysics, and philosophical theology. He's especially good with the Moral Argument for theism (which he wrote his Phd. thesis about) and making complex argumentation accessible to laymen. (Recommended Books: True For You, But Not For Me, How Do You Know You're Not Wrong?, Loving Wisdom: Christian Philosophy of Religion)