The Essential Van Til — His Relation to Scholasticism
Van Til used the word “scholasticism” (or its other variations) as shorthand for Thomistic dualism (and with it the medieval synthesis of Christian and pagan thought).... Read More
The Essential Van Til – The Failure of Classical Apologetics
This post is a kind of follow-on from a previous post about “as-suchness.” In The New Synthesis Van Til writes: Paul does not discuss questions of “fact” and views of “logic” as such.... Read More
The Essential Van Til — The Crux of the Difference
There is still a great deal of confusion out there concerning the difference between orthodox Reformed theology and the theology of Karl Barth.... Read More
The Essential Van Til — Common Grace and Common Wrath
The triumph of the eternal decree of God over history is just as much a problem as the triumph of history over the eternal decree.... Read More
The Essential Van Til — Karl Barth: A Consistent Scholastic?
It is often assumed that Karl Barth’s thought is the antithesis of medieval scholasticism. It is true that Barth is exceedingly critical of Aquinas.... Read More
The Essential Van Til — No Critic of Old Princeton Epistemology?
I am always edified when I read Van Til. I am also always challenged to conform my thinking to the Holy Scriptures and the Reformed faith.... Read More
Dutch Neo-Calvinism and the Roots for Transformation
In June 2011, we spoke with Bill Dennison, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Covenant College, about Transformationalism and Christian Higher Education.... Read More
The Essential Van Til — The Pastor and Systematic Theology
Who says Van Til is impractical? I would argue that Van Til in all his writing always has an eye towards the church.... Read More
The Essential Van Til — The Neo-Orthodox View of the Knowledge of God
In his writings, Van Til used what has now become a defunct moniker to describe an early 20th century theological movement surrounding Karl Barth and Emil Brunner.... Read More
