William Lane Craig on Different Views of the Atonement

William Lane Craig covers lots of different facets of Atonement views over the centuries such as divine justice, Christus Victor, ransom, penal substitution, satisfaction, and legal fiction (real life example, ships being considered persons and found guilty of crime!).

He makes it clear at the start and the end that he wrote the book because basically, if he wants a satisfactory book written on philosophical defense of the Atonement, he gotta write it himself!

See also more interviews:

In this one, at the start both WLC and the host mention how they discovered that early church fathers DID subscribe to PSA, contrary to cherry-picked quotes where they only seem to support Christus Victor:

And see also: Why Have Crucifixion if Only Christus Victor?