Peter S Williams

When I was studying music A-Level at Portsmouth College in the early 1990s, I composed music for the College drama department’s production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” This is the overture from my score, performed by computer. I'm uploading this to replace an mp3 file that wasn't working properly on my website.

Tracks from a tape recording of my college band, Utopia, playing at the 1993 leaver's Day celebrations at Portsmouth VI Form College. I play flute, keyboards and tambourine, alongside Laura on vocals, David on piano and saxophone, Paul on lead guitar, and my flute teacher’s husband Mark on drums: 1) Untitled composition based on a riff by Ozryc Tentacles 2) Cover of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd 3) Cover of "Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin and Bob Neuwirth  4) Cover of "Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin 5) Cover of by "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd For additional info, see my "Musical Autobiography" at https://www.peterswilliams.com/composing/ I'm uploading this here to link it to my website as a replacement for an mp3 file that's not working properly.

Presentation at the European Leadership Forum in May 2025 in Poland, on "Archaeological Evidence and Jesus."

Audio from an introductory video, made in March 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Craig, William Lane & Walter Sinnott-Armstrong. God?: A Debate between a Christian and an Atheist (Point/Counterpoint). OUP, 2003. Murray, Michael J. Ed. Reason for the Hope Within. Eerdmans, 1998. Plantinga, Alvin & Michael Tooley. Knowledge of God (Great Debates in Philosophy): 9. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. Inwagen, Peter van. God, Knowledge and Mystery: Essays in Philosophical Theology. Cornell, 1995.

Audio from an introductory video, made in March 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Parrish, Stephen E. Atheism? A Critical Analysis. Wipf & Stock, 2019. Plantinga, Alvin. God, Freedom, and Evil (Eerdmans, 1989) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58f36d7c1e5b6cb8c0d88151/t/5b819b372b6a282494d6a96e/1535220574762/Plantinga+-+God%2C+Freedom%2C+and+Evil+.pdf

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Geisler, Norman L. Christian Apologetics. Second edition. Baker Academic, 2013. Habermas, Gary R. On the Resurrection: Volumes 1-4. B&H Publishing, 2024-2025. Habermas, Gary R., Antony Flew & Terry L. Miethe. Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? The Resurrection Debate. Wipf & Stock, 2003. Vermes, Geza, The Resurrection. Penguin, 2008. Williams, Peter S. Getting at Jesus: A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense about the Jesus of History. Wipf and Stock, 2019.

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Geivett, R. Douglas, and Gary R. Habermas ed.’s. In Defence of Miracles: A Comprehensive Case for God’s Action in History. Apollos, 1997. Larmer, Robert A. The Legitimacy of Miracle. Lexington, 2014. Lewis, C.S. Miracles. Collins, 2016. Williams, Peter S. Getting at Jesus: A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense about the Jesus of History. Wipf and Stock, 2019.

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Craig, William Lane. On Guard For Students: A Thinker's Guide to the Christian Faith. David C. Cook, 2015. Kreeft, Peter. Between Heaven And Hell: A Dialogue Somewhere Beyond Death With John F. Kennedy, C.S. Lewis & Aldous Huxley. Expanded Edition. IVP, 2008. Williams, Peter S. Getting at Jesus: A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense about the Jesus of History. Wipf and Stock, 2019.

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Plantinga, Alvin. “Two Dozen (Or So) Arguments for God” https://appearedtoblogly.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/plantinga-alvin-22two-dozen-or-so-theistic-arguments221.pdf Beck, W. David. Does God Exist? A History of Answers to the Question. IVP Academic, 2021. Evans, C. Stephen. Natural Signs and Knowledge of God: A New Look at Theistic Arguments. Oxford University Press, 2010. Meyer, Stephen C. The Return of the God Hypothesis. HarperCollins, 2021. Nash, Ronald H. Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in the World of Ideas. Zondervan, 1992. Goetz, Stewart & Charles Taliaferro. Naturalism (Interventions) Eerdmans, 2008. Williams, Peter S. An Informed Cosmos: Essays On Intelligent Design Theory. Wipf and Stock, 2023. Williams, Peter S. A Universe From Someone: Essays on Natural Theology. Wipf & Stock, 2022. Willia

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Aquinas, Thomas. “The Five Ways” from Summa Theologica, www.faculty.umb.edu/adam_beresford/courses/phil_100_11/reading_five_ways.pdf Beck, W. David. Does God Exist? A History of Answers to the Question. IVP Academic, 2021. Copleston, F.C. Aquinas: An Introduction to the Life and Work of the Great Medieval Thinker. Penguin, 1991. Meyer, Stephen C. The Return of the God Hypothesis. HarperCollins, 2021. Taylor, A.E. Does God Exist? Collins, 1961. Williams, Peter S. A Universe From Someone: Essays on Natural Theology. Wipf & Stock, 2022. Williams, Peter S. A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom. Wipf and Stock, 2019.

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Austin, M. W. Humility: Rediscovering the Way of Love and Life in Christ. Eerdmans, 2024. Bannister, Andy. How to Talk about Jesus without Looking like an Idiot: A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your Faith. IVP, 2023. Edwards, Dennis R. Humility Illuminated: The biblical path back to christian character. IVP Academic, 2023. Fujimura, Makoto. Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life. IVP, 2017. Gould, Paul M. Cultural Apologetics: Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World. Zondervan, 2019. Koukl, Gregory. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions. Updated & Expanded, 10th Anniversary Edition. Zondervan, 2019. McGrath, Alister. Mere Discipleship: On Growing in Wisdom and Hope. SPCK, 2018. Moreland, J.P. Love Your God With A

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Williams, Peter S. Apologetics in 3D: Essays in Apologetics and Spirituality. Wipf & Stock, 2021. Williams, Peter S. A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom. Wipf and Stock, 2019. J.S. Bach 'The Goldberg Variations' [Glenn Gould] (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwas_7H5KUs&list=PLQhh3qcwVEWjsZn4xCHUv7UcJljMo-GBr&index=5 Bach - St Matthew Passion BWV 244 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwVW1ttVhuQ&list=PLQhh3qcwVEWjsZn4xCHUv7UcJljMo-GBr&index=17

Audio from an introductory video, made in February 2025, for the course module "Practical Apologetics for a Christian Way of life" at NLA University College, Norway. Selected resources: Williams, Peter S. “Christian Spirituality at the Cutting Edge of Contemporary Culture” (2024) http://podcast.peterswilliams.com/e/christian-spirituality-at-the-cutting-edge-of-culture/ Brierley, Justin. The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again. Tyndale Elevate, 2023. Williams, Peter S. Behold the Man: Essays on the Historical Jesus. Wipf and Stock, 2024.

Lecture on the nature of Christian leadership, given at English L'Abri on 7th Feb 2025.

Lecture delivered at the Veritas Conference, held in October 2024, at BIG Bible College in Grimstad, Norway.

Lecture delivered in October 2024 for students of the 'Youthwork in Apologetic Perspective' course at NLA University College in Kristiansand, Norway.

Short talk from October 2024, delivered to students on the Youth-Work in Apologetic Perspective course at NLA University College, Norway.

A short talk on distinguishing between science and the worldview of 'scientific naturalism,' delivered online to students at NLA University College Norway, October 1st 2024.

Teaching about the Christian roots of the University as an institution, delivered at L'Abri UK for the NLA University College UK Study Tour in September 2024.

In this English language episode of the 'Snakk Om Tro' (i.e. 'Talk about Faith') Podcast from Damaris Norway, Professor Lars Dahle quizzes Christian philosopher, apologist, and prolific author Peter S. Williams about themes from his recent book Behold the Man: Essays on the Historical Jesus (Wipf and Stock, 2024). They discuss the nature of a "properly skeptical" approach to the quest for the historical Jesus, the importance and relevance of worldviews, and how this material can help us in understanding culture, in preaching, and in conversations about Jesus. For details about the new book, see: https://www.peterswilliams.com/publications/books/behold-the-man-essays-on-the-historical-jesus/ Peter S. Williams works part-time as Assistant Professor in Communication and Worldview at NLA University College, Norway. Lars Dahle is Professor in Systematic Theology and Christian Apologetics at NLA, as well as being Executive Director for Damaris Norway.