Van Til is often [completely] misunderstood regarding his teaching on brute facts. For those unfamiliar with Van Til, a brute fact is one that is completely uninterpreted. It is a … Read more→
Archive for the ‘Van Til’ Category
The Challenge of Distinguishing Philosophy from Theology
At least from the Christian position, tracing the boundaries of philosophy and theology has proven to be quite difficult. This is due in part to the fact that classic theological … Read more→
The History of Unbelieving Thought
Modern scientists inherited this false ideal of knowledge from the Greeks. Parmenides saw the vision of reality as one, to which nothing had ever been or could ever be … Read more→
Linguistic Limitations and Special Revelation
In Van Til’s Apologetic: Readings and Analysis Greg Bahnsen brings up an interesting point regarding the role of special revelation.
Supernatural verbal revelation is, according to Van Til, inherent in … Read more→
Van Til Spotting
Van Til’s editorial Students and Controversies has been posted to the OPC’s website.
A student’s attitude toward a controversy may be said to be normal if it reveals an intelligent … Read more→
What Indeed Has Lexington to Do with Philadelphia? (Part 1)
In 1953, Cecil De Boer, the editor of Calvin Seminary’s Calvin Forum published a series of articles criticizing the “new apologetic†of Cornelius Van Til1. Jesse De Boer2, the sharpest of Van Til’s critics in these issues, wrote a three-part series published from August to November criticizing Van Til’s use of categories borrowed from idealist philosophy. De Boer3 felt it was impossible to borrow these categories without compromising Reformed orthodoxy. The collective response in the Calvin Forum, led by Jesse De Boer’s articles, has become infamous in Van Tilian circles. The character and tone, coupled with superficial critiques, have placed the August-September 1953 Calvin Forum as the forefather of a series of mischaracterizations Van Til’s apologetic system.
C. Gregg Singer Audio and Books
Those of you who appreciate the apologetics of Cornelius Van Til will love the works of C. Gregg Singer. Dr. Singer was the apologetics professor at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary … Read more→
Christ the Center Interviews Lane Tipton
The panel of Christ the Center recently hung out with Lane Tipton and talked with him about Cornelius Van Til’s Trinitarian theology. You can listen here. Lane did an outstanding … Read more→
Name That Critic
Who was the lovely critic of Van Til who penned these fine words?I suggest that Van Til’s apologetics, because it does not grow out of painstaking and complete mastery of … Read more→
Christ the Center Interview with John Muether on Van Til
We recently interviewed John Muether on Christ the Center. Professor Muether has written a new biography of Cornelius VanTil, focusing on the ecclesiastical commitment of the great Christian apologist. You … Read more→