What do you think of William Lane Craig?

[Jehanne]

I've watched most, if not all, of his debates, and read many of his papers and books. I doubt many (any?) here can say that.

He's far better than most here want to give him credit for, and I suspect the vitriol directed at him is the direct result of their unspoken recognition of his knowledge and skill as a Christian apologist.

Face it, if he weren't so damned good at what he does, none of the people hurling insults at him in this thread would have even heard of him. Clearly, Krauss, Hitchens and others considered him a worthy adversary...or they never would have taken the stage with him. A bit of respect, however begrudgingly given, is due.

And make no mistake, Craig and others like him are actively arming a generation of believers with the arguments and answers needed for battle. So, while the clarion calls of Dawkins, Dennett, Harris and Hitchens may have stirred their followers to arms, they were also heard by other watchmen on the walls who have sounded their own alarms. A sleeping giant has been roused from slumber. 

The tide is beginning to turn.

I have also watched most of Craig's debates, over two dozen, to be sure.  He basically gives the same presentation every time with only minor variations.  From a scholarly POV, Criag is just a pathetic joke; I would encourage anyone to watch his debates with Professor Bart Ehrman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhT4IENSwac

Professor Lawrence Krauss:

http://lifeuniversenothing.org/

Professor Sean Carroll:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0qKZqPy9T8

Also search his debates with John Shelby Spong and  Professor Shelly Kagan to name just a few.

Point is that when Craig debates a real scholar who is also a good public speaker, Craig performs terribly.  He is shown to be the lying charlatan that he is.  Note he is continual quotation of the Borde-Guth-Vilenkin Theorem certainly misrepresents Professor Alan Guth's views, as Sean Carroll shows. For Professor Vilenkin's views, see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSESZR3wC8s