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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: A Christian View of Men and Things (Paperback)
Clark's overview of truly Christian philosophy is the best such book that I have read and one of the best books I have read, period. His philosophy is consistent across domains, which is something that many, more famous philosophers have never been able to achieve. To witness such an achievement is something of which no student of philosophy should deprive himself. Clark's lucidity and consistency demand and demonstrate the highest standards in philosophical inquiry and writing, and the final result is compelling. Not to be missed.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: A Christian view of men and things: An introduction to philosophy (Paperback)
Of Clark's philisophical works, this stands as one of the best, excepting perhaps his larger introduction to philosophy entitled, "Thales to Dewey." His aim in "A Christian View of Men and Things" is threefold (from the introduction): 1) To demonstrate what a a theistic worldview would be by exploring its implications in several fields. 2) To contrast theism and naturalism and trace the divergent implication of these two types through various subjects in order to clarify our understanding of both. 3)To phrase the whole in an elementary introduction to philosophy.
The strength of Clark's approach is that although the introduction is very comprehensive in scope, there is no loss of precision and detail. You will see a very well organized and tightly argued work from beginning to end. This work affected me in two ways: After reading so much 'religious' trash,so called 'apologetical' books, and having been heavily influenced by naturalism, i realized that theism can at least be shown to be intellectually viable if nothing else, and secondly, that naturalism is suspiciously full of hot air. Naturalistic arguments are quite simplistic and easy to come-by. There is nothing systematic, no consistency in naturalism--what you have is random chaos. In any case, the defenition of both worldviews and the corresponding explanation of their several implications has proven to be very helpful to me in organizing my thoughts in the hopes of one day accepting either one of the two systems without reservation. And thanks to Clark, i am leaning to the right. THis work is indispensible if you wish to understand the two great systems of philosophy. It is really quite broad in scope and exciting.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive critique of all secularists.,
This review is from: A Christian View of Men and Things: The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark Volume 1 (The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark, ONE) (Paperback)
This is regarded as Clark's magnum opus. Originally presented as lectures at Wheaton College, this is a systematic refutation of all secular thought. Clark deals with religion, science, politics, ethics, and most importantly, epistemology. A must-read work of Biblical Christian apologetics at its best.
It won't be on the New york Times best seller list, nor will it feature on Oprah. In fact, this text will hardly make a showing in most Christian bookstores, but it remains a work you cannot ignore. If you want to know the truth about Christianity as a system opposing all other approaches, you absolutely must read Gordon Clark's The Christian View of Men and Things (The Trinity Foundation: Unicoi, TN: 1998 [1952] third ed). This is no lite read. It will stretch and challenge you to rigorous clarity in thinking. It is orderly and systematic in its dismantling of every secular approach to reality. I urge all those in ministerial positions to order this text and to patiently wade through it. Clark is a sure guide. Many have never been exposed to Gordon Clark, even though they have had formal theological (sometimes questionable) training. I remember in my own M.Div days how many of my fellow students graduated without an inkling of who Athanasius was and had never read him directly. This awful predicament is nothing but a crying shame. Let us get back to reading the great theologians! Gordon Haddon Clark is in that rare category and does not deserve the anonymity he has today, and certainly did not merit the ignominy hurled upon him by Cornelius Van Til (see Herman Hoeksema, The Clark-Van Til Controversy [Trinity Foundation: Unicoi, TN, 1995]). Here is a sampling from Clark: "The macrocosmic world with its microcosmic but thoughtful inhabitants will not be fortuitous aggregation of unrelated elements. Instead of a series of disconnected propositions, truth will be a rational system, a logically ordered series, somewhat like geometry with its theorems and axioms, its implications and presuppositions. And each part will derive its significance from the whole. Christianity therefore has, or, one may even say, Christianity is a comprehensive view of all things: It takes the world, both material and spiritual, to be an ordered system." Clark goes from the philosophy of history to the philosophy of science. He attacks the question of ethics and politics. Clark addresses the question of Religion and wraps up with a compelling chapter on epistemology, in one sense his forte. There is a comprehensive world view that emerges from the defense of Christianity as the only system that warrants belief. However, Gordon Clark does not start with a mythical notion of neutrality. Clark is not about providing possibilities. If that were his aim he would stick to the evidentialist approach. Clark's goal is far higher: it aims for the certainties of God's Word, and as such, the only way to arrive at certainties in the conclusion is to have certainties in the foundation or beginning. From its inception, Clark's theological philosophy is grounded in God's Revelation in the canonical scriptures. So like St. Bonaventure, he borrows from philosophers but never leans on them. For Clark, as for St. Augustine before him, faith seeks understanding, and so philosophy is governed by faith. For those daring enough to listen to Clark carefully, they will be awakened to new vistas. They will rise to new levels of both understanding the Christian Faith, and being able defenders of the same. I hope and pray that a new generation of reformed pastors will give Clark a hearing. It will be to their great loss if they ignore him. You will need to go to the Trinity Foundation site for this, and other resources, to strengthen your apologetic arsenal. Please visit: [...] Theodore Zachariades
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