Bøger af Cornelius Van Til

Usted tiene en sus manos una obra inédita de Cornelius Van Til, prepa­rada aproximadamente en 1933. Van Til adicional a su responsabilidad de enseñar Apologética en Westminster Theological Seminary también tenía la responsabilidad de enseñar Ética antes de que John Murray (1898-1975) empezara a enseñar esta materia. Adicional al manuscrito hemos agregado una introducción biográ­fica por un amigo cercano a Van Til, Robert den Dulk (1938-2007). También decidimos agregar dos apéndices, un obituario de su muerte y una carta a Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984). Esperamos que juntos puedan dar una introducción al pensamiento de Van Til de manera cer­cana y personal. Para los que conocen sus libros, reconocerán que su lectura no resulta fácil, sin embargo quien persevera en ellos encuentra muchas riquezas. Con su estilo inimitable, Cornelius Van Til comienza su tratamiento de los Diez Mandamientos recordándonos que la ética debe estar arraigada en el ser y la autoridad del Dios de las Escrituras. La única alternativa, dice Van Til, es fundamentar las supuestas obligaciones éticas en algo distinto de Dios, es decir, en algo finito. Van Til nos empuja a preguntarnos si las obligaciones o valores éticos que se basan en autoridades, esperanzas o motivos finitos rigen realmente el comportamiento ético de alguna manera universal. Es decir, sobre esta base, ¿hay algo -incluso acciones que inicialmente nos pueden parecer bellas o crueles- que esté bien o mal? ¿Hay algo verdaderamente bueno o malo? La conclusión de Van Til es clara: la ética debe tratar primero de Dios y de su justicia, o no trata de nada en absoluto.

2019 Reprint of 1955 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. In this book Dr. Van Til outlines his understanding of what the Reformed Faith is and how it should be defended and propagated. In so doing he at the same time replies in detail to his various critics. Van Til seeks to discover the most biblical and effective way to present Christ to unbelievers. Along the way, Van Til contrasts his position with that of Roman Catholicism and the neo-orthodoxy of Karl Barth and his followers. Part One is entitled "The Structure of My Thought" and Part Two is "Objections Considered." Van Til also uses the Introduction to respond to his critics. The primary purpose of the book is to provide '"a method of defending Christianity which is consistent with the nature of Christianity." The Defense of the Faith is among his most noted writings. Contents: Part one. The structure of my thought. Introduction -- Christian theology -- The Christian philosophy of reality -- The Christian philosophy of knowledge -- The Christian philosophy of behaviour -- Christian apologetics (point of contact) -- Christian apologetics (the problem of method) -- Christian apologetics (authority and reason) -- Common grace and scholasticism -- Part two. Objections considered. Theological problems -- Christian metaphysics -- Christian epistemology -- Christian apologetics -- Amsterdam and old Princeton -- Common grace and existentialism -- Appendix 1 : The three points of doctrine enunciated by the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church -- Appendix 2 : Further reading.

Can we effectively defend the primary authority of Scripture if we start our defense by turning to other sources? In Christian Theistic Evidences, Cornelius Van Til argues for the defense of a pure, full-fledged Christianity, unadulterated by a scientific methodology founded on non-Christian assumptions. He offers us instead a Christian philosophy and methodology for defending the faith that presupposes the absolute authority of the triune God of Scripture. This retypeset work, originally from Van Til's famous Christian Evidences class at Westminster Seminary, includes a foreword and explanatory notes from K. Scott Oliphint.

Van Til and Berkhof call for biblically sound Christian education that is self-consciously engaged in the spiritual battle for the minds of students.

This book is Van Til's most complete succinct introduction to his method of defending the faith. Here he presents the underpinnings of this uniquely biblical approach. Van Til shows how Christian apologetics is rooted in a unified system of scriptural truth, a worldview that encompasses all spheres of knowledge. Noting the ultimate conflict between Christian and non-Christian systems, Van Til sets forth a method of argument that centers on an all-important, biblically defined point of contact with the unbeliever. In this second edition William Edgar, a leading proponent of pre-suppositional apologetics, provides a new introduction and explanatory notes throughout the text.