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Event Details
Oxford Town Hall St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX (opposite the Museum of Oxford)
Doors open: 5:45pm
Event time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Talk length: 30 minutes
Q&A: 30 minutes
*See the Transportation tab for travel and parking
More time for your questions
After the 30-minute talk and 30-minute Q&A, we’re not rushing anyone out. The OCCA speaking team will be around afterwards for friendly conversations. Bring your questions, doubts and objections to chat through. If you want to explore anything from the credibility of the Bible to science and faith, or the problem of suffering, and beyond, we’re here for it.
Dr. William Lane Craig
Main Speaker
William Lane Craig is Emeritus Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He and his wife Jan have two grown children. At the age of sixteen as a junior in high school, he first heard the message of the Christian gospel and yielded his life to Christ. Dr. Craig pursued his undergraduate studies at Wheaton College (B.A. 1971) and graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A. 1974; M.A. 1975), the University of Birmingham (England) (Ph.D. 1977), and the University of Munich (Germany) (D.Theol. 1984). From 1980-86 he taught Philosophy of Religion at Trinity, during which time he and Jan started their family. In 1987 they moved to Brussels, Belgium, where Dr. Craig pursued research at the University of Louvain until assuming his position at Talbot in 1994.
He has authored or edited over thirty books, including The Kalam Cosmological Argument; Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus; Divine Foreknowledge and Human Freedom; Theism, Atheism and Big Bang Cosmology; and God, Time and Eternity, as well as over a hundred articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology, including The Journal of Philosophy, New Testament Studies, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science. In 2016 Dr. Craig was named by The Best Schools as one of the fifty most influential living philosophers.
Alanzo Paul
Host
Alanzo is a speaker and tutor with the OCCA The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and the Director of Reboot (OCCA’s youth apologetics initiative). He is passionate about literature, philosophy and theology. His work primarily focuses on questions such as, ‘Why does God allow suffering and injustice?’ and ‘What is the meaning of life?’. Additionally, he enjoys exploring topics such as the Occult, identity, Gen Z, difficult passages in the Old Testament, and the case for the historical Jesus.
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Alanzo became a Christian in 2009 after grappling with drug addiction for over ten years. Since then, he has dedicated his life to Christ by engaging the questions of others and speaking to audiences worldwide.
Alanzo has a degree in theology (BTh.) from the University of Oxford (Wycliffe Hall) and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MA) from the University of Toronto, from which he earned the Margaret Muckle Trust prize for his work. He is undertaking a doctoral programme (DPhil) in philosophical theology at the University of Oxford.
Alanzo lives near Oxford with his wife, Khadija.
Getting to Oxford
By car
Parking in central Oxford is very limited, and there is no parking available on site. Many city-centre roads have vehicle restrictions, so driving right into the centre can be difficult. If you are coming by car, we strongly recommend using Oxford’s Park and Ride services.
You can find up-to-date guidance on parking locations and restrictions on the Oxford City Council website. Please also note that the Oxford Zero Emissions Zone (ZEZ) is in operation, and some vehicles may be subject to charges.
By bus or coach
Oxford is well served by local bus routes from across the city and nearby towns and villages. For the best route options, use the journey planners from Stagecoach and the Oxford Bus Company.
If you are travelling from London, coach services are frequent:
- Oxford Tube runs up to every 10 minutes
- National Express runs roughly every 20 minutes from London (Victoria) to Oxford (times can vary)
By train
Oxford has direct train services from both London Paddington and London Marylebone to Oxford Station. There are also direct rail links from a range of UK cities, including Birmingham, Manchester, Hereford, Worcester, Newcastle, and York.
For live timetables, ticket options, and journey planning, check National Rail Enquiries
Early bird rate ends 6 April 2026