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

“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.”