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
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
The Essential Van Til — God not God
Van Til is a master at exegeting unbelief. This is helpful for apologetics. If we do not understand the unbeliever in a biblical way,... Read More
The Essential Van Til — The Centrality of God
We at the Reformed Forum have a burning desire to see Christ as preeminent in all things. We believe that the Scriptures reveal to us Christ,... Read More
The Essential Van Til – The Antithesis Between Believer and Unbeliever
Following Kuyper and Bavinck, Van Til so emphasized the antithesis between believer and unbeliever that many have concluded that Van Til cuts the unbeliever off from any point of contact whatsoever.... Read More
The Essential Van Til – Introduction and the Trinity
I’ve come again, afresh, to the writings of Cornelius Van Til. Lord willing, my plan is to compose a monograph on Van Til’s critique of Karl Barth over the next several years.... Read More
