The Royal Institution, London | 1 May, 2026 | 18:30 (doors open)

Join William Lane Craig, Philip Goff, Jessica Frazier, and Joseph Folley for an evening of lively debate and discussion. Hosted by Jack Symes.

At the edge of human understanding lies the question of how reality began. This event plunges into that frontier, charting the explosive origins of the universe, the rise of mind and matter, and the theories that seek to explain why anything exists at all. What set the universe in motion? What brought humans into being? And what future might these origins be leading us toward?

The Royal Institution, London | 5 May, 2026 | 18:30 (doors open)

Join William Lane Craig and Alex O’Connor for an evening of lively discussion.

Host: Jonny Thomson

This event brings together two leading voices in philosophy of religion: William Lane Craig, one of the world’s foremost Christian apologists, and Alex O’Connor, one of today’s most prominent atheist thinkers. As they confront the arguments for and against belief in God, they seek to break the long-standing impasse between God and atheism.

The Royal Institution, London | 7 May, 2026 | 18:30 (doors open)

Join William Lane Craig, Rowan Williams, Sabine Hossenfelder and Slavoj Žižek for an evening of lively debate and discussion. Hosted by Jack Symes.

At the heart of philosophy lies the divide between atheism and theism. This event brings that conflict to the fore as four leading thinkers contest whether we need God to explain the world. As they challenge one another on the origins of the universe, the fine-tuned nature of the cosmos, the foundations of morality, and the limits of modern physics, the debate reveals two rival visions of how reality works – and what it means for us. Can science answer the deepest questions alone? Does the universe point beyond itself? And in the struggle between belief and unbelief, which vision of reality will prevail?