The Future of Reformed Apologetics: Collected Essays on Applying Van Til’s Apologetic Method to a New Generation

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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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    Westminster Seminary Press
  • Publication Date
    August 2024

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“We live in a world full of conflict. America still has some predominance among the nations, but its role is rapidly being put into question. In his powerful book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria contends that China, India and other powers are knocking at the door. Our leaders are fighting over whether, or how much, to support the Ukraine in its war against Russia. America is experiencing an unprecedented polarization between “liberals” and various stripes of reactionaryism. We are losing our penchant for civil discourse. Debates over LGBTQ advocacy rage. Popular culture is a mixed bag. There exists some good quality here and there. But there exists a good deal of junk, from Drag Queens to blood and gore in films. Christian missions is having some success, but there is strong opposition to the gospel from the cults, from governments, from hostile people everywhere. In such a world, one that extends far beyond America, it is understandable that many people would consider a conference on the legacy of Cornelius Van Til to be obscure or even irrelevant. Understandable but greatly mistaken. In my opinion this kind of conference is long overdue.”

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William Edgar

Professor Emeritus, Westminster Theological Seminary

About the Author

K. Scott Oliphint is Professor of Apologetics and Systematics at Westminster Theological Seminary and ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He is a regular contributor to Reformation21.org. He received his MAR, ThM, and PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary. He has written numerous journal articles in the field of apologetics and has written several books on the topic.
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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.

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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