The erudite and enigmatic TurretinFan has posted some thoughts on theological paradoxes in the context of the Clark-Van Til debate. He currently leans Clark-ward; I took a stab at straightening him out in the comments. (I failed, but it was worth a try!)
Archive for April, 2009
TurretinFan on Paradoxes and the Christian Faith
Posted in Philosophy, Theology, tagged Cornelius Van Til, Gordon Clark, paradox on 30 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Preacher as Second-Level Teacher
Posted in Meditations, tagged preaching on 28 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
A good preacher must be a first-level teacher. That is, he must faithfully interpret the biblical text and teach his people, first, what it meant to its original audience, and second, how it applies to them today as God’s inspired and ever-relevant Word.
But that is not enough. A good preacher, I believe, must also be [...]
A Biblical Epistemology?
Posted in Philosophy, tagged biblical epistemology, Cornelius Van Til, presuppositionalism on 25 April 2009 | 5 Comments »
Is there such thing as a “biblical epistemology”? Van Tilian presuppositionalists are among those who insist there is. Christian philosophers in general, however, tend to be skeptical of the idea. They’ll suggest that it makes no more sense to say there is a biblical theory of knowledge than to say there is a biblical theory [...]
Love the Lord with Heart and Mind
Posted in Apologetics on 21 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last year, Steve Hays and I put together an e-book of interviews with a number of Christian scholars about how they came to faith in Christ and how they deal with various intellectual challenges to the Christian faith. (The project was Steve’s brainchild and he flattered me into assisting him by inviting me to contribute [...]
Why There Almost Certainly Is a God
Posted in Reviews, tagged atheism, Discerning Reader, Keith Ward, materialism, Richard Dawkins, theism on 7 April 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My review of Keith Ward’s book Why There Almost Certainly Is a God has been posted over at Discerning Reader.
The words “Not recommended” in bold red font at the top of the review make it look as though I’m more down on Ward’s book than I am, but the review itself should make clear why, [...]
Responses to The God Delusion
Posted in Apologetics, tagged Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion on 5 April 2009 | 5 Comments »
A friend who teaches philosophy emailed me this week and asked whether I’d be interested in collaborating on a book-length, point-by-point response to The God Delusion. He thinks (as I do) that Dawkins’ case against theism is philosophically inept, but he wondered whether a response would be worthwhile because (i) The God Delusion is a [...]
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