Future of Reformed Apologetics, The: Collected Essays on Applying Van Til’s Apologetic Method to a New Generation
Over his entire career, Cornelius Van Til urged the church to “take every thought captive” to the obedience of Christ. Van Til’s approach to a defense of Christianity was grounded and founded in the rich soil of Scripture. He was convinced that only Reformed theology was adequate to provide the “weapons” that are needed to accomplish the task of a Christian defense.
- How can we “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” in the twenty-first century?
- How do Van Til’s biblical and Reformed insights apply to the issues that are now confronting the church?
- Is Reformed theology still the best weapon for the church’s biblical defense?
The Future of Reformed Apologetics features a collection of essays by James Anderson, Brian Mattson, Dan Strange, Scott Oliphint, Christopher Watkin, and more.
Originally delivered at Westminster Theological Seminary during the 2023 Conference on Reformed Apologetics, this collection is written to encourage and equip you to defend the Christian faith, as it was “once for all delivered to the saints.”
250 pages.
“We live in a world full of conflict. America still has some predominance among the nations, but its role is rapidly being put into question. In his powerful book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria contends that China, India and other powers are knocking at the door. Our leaders are fighting over whether, or how much, to support the Ukraine in its war against Russia. America is experiencing an unprecedented polarization between “liberals” and various stripes of reactionaryism. We are losing our penchant for civil discourse. Debates over LGBTQ advocacy rage. Popular culture is a mixed bag. There exists some good quality here and there. But there exists a good deal of junk, from Drag Queens to blood and gore in films. Christian missions is having some success, but there is strong opposition to the gospel from the cults, from governments, from hostile people everywhere. In such a world, one that extends far beyond America, it is understandable that many people would consider a conference on the legacy of Cornelius Van Til to be obscure or even irrelevant. Understandable but greatly mistaken. In my opinion this kind of conference is long overdue.”
William Edgar
Professor Emeritus, Westminster Theological Seminary
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Over his entire career, Cornelius Van Til urged the church to “take every thought captive” to the obedience of Christ. Van Til’s approach to a defense of Christianity was grounded and founded in the rich soil of Scripture. He was convinced that only Reformed theology was adequate to provide the “weapons” that are needed to accomplish the task of a Christian defense.
- How can we “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” in the twenty-first century?
- How do Van Til’s biblical and Reformed insights apply to the issues that are now confronting the church?
- Is Reformed theology still the best weapon for the church’s biblical defense?
The Future of Reformed Apologetics features a collection of essays by James Anderson, Brian Mattson, Dan Strange, Scott Oliphint, Christopher Watkin, and more.
Originally delivered at Westminster Theological Seminary during the 2023 Conference on Reformed Apologetics, this collection is written to encourage and equip you to defend the Christian faith, as it was “once for all delivered to the saints.”
250 pages.
“We live in a world full of conflict. America still has some predominance among the nations, but its role is rapidly being put into question. In his powerful book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria contends that China, India and other powers are knocking at the door. Our leaders are fighting over whether, or how much, to support the Ukraine in its war against Russia. America is experiencing an unprecedented polarization between “liberals” and various stripes of reactionaryism. We are losing our penchant for civil discourse. Debates over LGBTQ advocacy rage. Popular culture is a mixed bag. There exists some good quality here and there. But there exists a good deal of junk, from Drag Queens to blood and gore in films. Christian missions is having some success, but there is strong opposition to the gospel from the cults, from governments, from hostile people everywhere. In such a world, one that extends far beyond America, it is understandable that many people would consider a conference on the legacy of Cornelius Van Til to be obscure or even irrelevant. Understandable but greatly mistaken. In my opinion this kind of conference is long overdue.”
William Edgar
Professor Emeritus, Westminster Theological Seminary
