Van Til's Apologetic [Hardcover]

Greg L. Bahnsen (Author), Bahnsen (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 764 pages
• Publisher: P & R Publishing (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875520987
• ISBN-13: 978-0875520988
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is definitely Greg Bahnsen's most important book!, October 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Van Til's Apologetic (Hardcover)

Greg Bahnsen's final book is a combination of select readings from many different loci of Cornelius Van Til's writings and a running commentary on those texts by Bahnsen. The Van Til readings are all organized topically and they are systematically explained by Bahnsen. Greg Bahnsen offers some insightful comments on both interpreting and applying Van Til's unique brand of apologetics to contemporary society. Fans of Van Til will especially appreciate Bahnsen's interaction with Van Til's many critics. Both those who oppose presuppositionalism and those who advocate it will be forced to reckon with Bahnsen's authoritative presentation of that school of thought. Anyone who is serious about apologetics in general, and presuppositionalism in particular, must have this book! It is an invaluable resource for all would-be Christian apologists.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST book on Van Til's thought!, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Van Til's Apologetic (Hardcover)

This book cannot be ignored by the Christian Defender. I was skeptical and had questions about Van Til's Transcendental Argument, but this book cleared it all up. In fact, it changed my apologetical methodology. I am no longer evidential in my approach, but presuppositional! Unfortunately, this method is deviant amongst the Christian circle. Thank God, that it is growing. The evidential Christian has much to answer to when reading this book!

As a seeker of the faith, I often read books that grasp the Aquinas type of theology. That is, books that support the Cosmological, Teleological, and Ontological argument for the existence of God. But in so using these arguments, one must be neutral in their approach. Is it indeed MORAL to be neutral in your apologetical approach? Read the book? Is the existence of God probable in which so many evidential apologist say it is? Read the book. Is Van Til's approach fideistic? Read the book. Is Natural Theology Biblical? Read the book.

Christian, if you are serious about apologetics, then you have to get this book! It's worth every penny.

Dr. Bahnsen is the best defender and debater on this apologetic. I recommend that you listen to his debate with Dr. Gordon Stein.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book is Great, January 3, 2004

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Malcolm Andrews Jr. (Jacksonville, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Van Til's Apologetic (Hardcover)

I am almost finished reading Van Til's Apologetic for the second time. And even though there is a lot to absorb I am slowly but surely coming to a greater understanding of Van Til's approach to defending truth against pretended atheism. There is no doubt that God's Word is sufficient of itself to stand as the self-testifying communication of God to man. Bahnsen does a great job of explaining what Van Til taught. He meticulously and graciously deals with various misconceptions that have been held by Van Til's critics. The truth that Van Til so ably communicated is that without God --the Triune God of christianity-- absolutely nothing is intelligible; nothing can be made sense of. God is the ultimate unifier of all that is, and apart from Him there is nothing but irrationalism. There is so much that can be said for this book, but I would like to recommend it as a book that will really help to make you courageous for Christ's kingdom and glory.
This is a difficult book, but like puzzle pieces coming together you will begin to grasp its content better the more you read it.