Dr. Scott Oliphint explains his own experience in youth ministry and the practicality of a seminary education for youth and campus ministers.
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Apologetics and Doctrine of Scripture, Part 3 of 3
Dr. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, talks about how we are to relate philosophy, apologetics, and doctrine of Scripture to each other. This is the third of three parts. Parts one and two are also available.
Apologetics and Doctrine of Scripture, Part 2 of 3
Dr. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, talks about how we are to relate philosophy, apologetics, and doctrine of Scripture to each other. This is part two of three. Part one is also available.
Apologetics and Doctrine of Scripture, Part 1 of 3
Dr. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, talks about how we are to relate philosophy, apologetics, and doctrine of Scripture to each other.
Christian Essentialism
K. Scott Oliphint returns to Christ the Center to discuss God’s attributes. Understanding God as He is related to creation is no doubt a complicated task. Traditionally, theologians have spoken of God’s attributes using the communicable/incommunicable distinction. While this remains a helpful distinction, Oliphint presents another distinction more closely tied to covenantal theology. Dr. Oliphint is Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westmister Theological Seminary and is the author of Reasons for Faith: Philosophy in the Service of Theology.
The Defense of the Faith
The Christ the Center panelists engage Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, professor of apologetics and systematic theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, in a wide-ranging discussion about Cornelius Van Til and the recent publication of th fourth edition of his The Defense of the Faith . Dr. Oliphint, who is arguably the most authoritative expert on Van Til, shares about the historical context which gave rise to this book, including disputes with individuals connected with Calvin College, Calvin Theological Seminary, and what is now Kuyper College, in the 1950s concerning common grace and philosophical idealism. Much of the material in the original edition of the book that evinced this debate was removed in subsequent editions and has now been restored and amply expanded with a helpful introduction and explanatory notes. Of special interest is the discussion of Van Til’s connection with Reformed Scholasticism and Herman Bavinck through his doctrine of analogy. When all is said and done, it comes down to this: Van Til was simply applying orthodox Reformed theology to apologetics. Read the rest of this entry »
