Christian scholars debate the philosophical ramifications of Van Til’s apologetics. The issue at hand is Christians must assume the authority of the Bible as the ultimate source of truth, while other schools of thought presume reason is the ultimate source. Professor K. Scott Oliphint and Joel McDurmon finish this three-part discussion in today’s episode.
Full Story » Why is the topic “Does God Exist?” important? Because it has both temporal and eternal significance. Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great, says that religious faith “will never die out, or at least not until we get over our fear of death, and of the dark, and of the unknown, and of each other.” Being afraid of the dark and other people hardly have eternal consequences. The unknown can harbor things that should make us fearful, especially if the unknown means judgment based on what we do in this life. Hitchens has no empirical
Full Story » Who was Cornelius Van Til, and why should Christians know about him? Van Til was one of the most remarkable Christian apologists of the last century, and K. Scott Oliphint continues his interview in this episode to share with you some of the significant works Van Til contributed to Christian worldview.
Full Story » Joel McDurmon interviews Dr. K. Scott Oliphint about his work to share the works of Cornelius Van Til with the average theologian. Van Til’s written works were so sophisticated, even for their day, that few Christians understood them then — much less now. However, Van Til’s contribution to apologetics with a Biblical worldview set the standard for other great apologists like Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen. Learn the interesting story of this unique Christian patriarch.
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