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Description
Over his entire career, Cornelius Van Til urged the church to “take every thought captive” to the obedience of Christ. Van Til’s approach to a defense of Christianity was grounded and founded in the rich soil of Scripture. He was convinced that only Reformed theology was adequate to provide the “weapons” that are needed to accomplish the task of a Christian defense.
- How can we “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” in the twenty-first century?
- How do Van Til’s biblical and Reformed insights apply to the issues that are now confronting the church?
- Is Reformed theology still the best weapon for the church’s biblical defense?
The Future of Reformed Apologetics features a collection of essays by James Anderson, Brian Mattson, Dan Strange, Scott Oliphint, Christopher Watkin, and more.
Originally delivered at Westminster Theological Seminary during the 2023 Conference on Reformed Apologetics, this collection is written to encourage and equip you to defend the Christian faith, as it was “once for all delivered to the saints.”
Contents
Foreword: WTS Van Til Conference: The Legacy of Van Til William Edgar
Introduction K. Scott Oliphint
1. Van Til and the Sensus Divinitatis K. Scott Oliphint
2. Van Til Goes Pop: Desire, Diff-enchantment, and the Point of Contact Daniel Strange
3. Van Til's Apologetic: Attributes, Roots, and Fruits Brian G. Mattson
4. The Robust Role of General Revelation in Van Til's Apologetic: Reasserting the Relationship between God's Word and God's World W. Rob Edwards
5. Van Til's Two-Handed Apologetics: Lessons for the Future of Christian Thought Christopher Watkin
6. Van Til Versus The Matrix: A Van Tilian Response to the Simulation Hypothesis James N. Anderson
7. Implications of Van Til's Thought for Redeeming Academic Disciplines Vern Poythress
8. Van Til on God as Absolute Person: Origin, Meaning, and Function Nathan D. Shannon
9. Old Things Made New? The Buswellian Vintage of Van Tillian Criticism David O. Filson
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