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Recent papers in Reformed Apologetics
The Book of Acts has generated interest over the years from different fronts. The question some Christians ask revolve around whether the book should be used as merely a historical book rather than a doctrinal manual as well. This paper... more
A presuppositionalist-covenantal perspectiive on the existence of God
Sample chapter from my latest book, Reforming the Liberal Arts.
Many today are seeing the need and importance of teaching Christian apologetics in a variety of different settings. This is intended to help fulfill that need. Following Dr. Norman Geisler’s Twelve Points that Show Christianity is True,... more
"This important new book by Thomas K. Johnson casts new light on the meaning of Romans 1. By treating the passage as a missions training manual, he draws out surprising new interpretations for evangelism and apologetics. Johnson shows how... more
A central question in Christian ethics is the relationship between the moral principles we should follow within the Christian community and the ethics followed in the secular societies in which we live. Our dilemma is that we have... more
In this article I will be proposing that there is a fatal flaw in the presuppositionalist position, specifically the position held by Cornelius Van Til. I will begin by giving a brief overview of defining elements of Van Til's version of... more
There are presently more believers from a Muslim background (BMBs) than any point in history. This unprecedented movement presents a missiological challenge: how to disciple BMBs through the unique barriers they face. This study evaluated... more
Rationale: The biblical counselor ministers in an age where there is an increase of unbelievers in the church, and where believers are constantly inundated with a barrage of worldly philosophies, some highly sophisticated, others... more
Reformed theology is a diverse movement, and has found many ways to interact with the presence of mythical stories in scripture. There is a strong tendency, however, to draw a 'line in the sand' at the historical existence of Adam because... more
List of resources and texts used in my PhD.
There are at least three main varieties of Dutch Reformed Philosophy in North America that are distinct directions within neo-Calvinism.
What is your view after reading this paper? Email your views to [email protected] THE HEART OF THE MATTER: The idea that every conceived human being is naturally evil, guilty, a sinner, or sinful, is itself child abuse and a... more
Christian Apologetics is an area few Christians have delved into. Increasingly however, there is a growing stream of apologists.
This paper gives a back ground of apologetics and how best to approach it.
This paper gives a back ground of apologetics and how best to approach it.
Tripartite soul apologetics--Cumulative case apologetics and the epithymotic, thymotic and noetic aspects of the soul of man as framework or organizing principle. Pesuppositionalism relates to the noetic function, evidentialism and... more
How Cornelius Van Til's Presuppositional Apologetics method has influence the course of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
In dialogues with other faiths or disciplines, traditional Protestants often face the challenge of balancing the need to use the inclusive but non-scriptural lingua franca with the commitment to the exclusive but more unfamiliar biblical... more
Having struggled deeply with how in the New Covenant we should treat the fourth Commandment, in this paper I lay out an argument which has proven incredibly liberating for me as a Reformed, Calvinistic husband and father, especially... more
In this paper, I will endeavor to show three things. I will endeavor to show how I understand man as the image of God; my understanding of common grace, and how I understand created facts and their interpretation. These three points are... more
An examination of the historical development of the doctrine of Tawhidism and its implication for the Muslim. The Islamic God is not and cannot be personal, relational and love. The doctrine of the Trinity is also examined and explained.
As the title of this chapter suggests, "Learning as a Spiritual Experience," I argue that learning, especially the higher we go, is inherently spiritual, transcendent, and religious. My intent is to offer yet another challenge to the... more
A brief review of five things needed in Christian Apologetics especially related to evaluating apologetics resources, curriculums, and ministries.
http://ses.edu/five-things-christian-apologetics-must-have
http://ses.edu/five-things-christian-apologetics-must-have
In 1977, Greg Bahnsen published the first edition of Theonomy in Christian Ethics. It has since come to be the defining work of the Christian Reconstructionist or Theonomic movement. Bahnsen’s work has been praised and critiqued by those... more
In this Very Short Introduction, Jon Balserak explores major ideas associated with the Calvinist system of thought. Beginning during the Protestant Reformation in cities like Zurich, Geneva, and Basel, Calvinism—also known as Reformed... more
This essay argues that education always seeks to find historically offered answers to the big questions which normally arise in human existence. It is a correlational approach to the philosophy of education.
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This is my '10 things you should know' video produced to advertise the Calvinism: VSI.
Political movement and responsibility is a present day opinion of some Evangelicals, and it is not new. Once they thought that Church should not involved in Politics, now the notion has been shifted towards, and saying that the Church... more
Van Til's Presuppositionalism and its relationship to Scripture
English title: The Reformed critique of classical apologetics
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This book by Ivana Dolejšová (Noble) applies Derrida's, Lyotard's and Levinas' critique to the field of apologetics as it seeks for a non-ideological interpretation of Christian faith and practice. Looking at six figures: Justin Martyr,... more
Essays in the Reformed tradition that examine the role that evidence should play when adopting religious beliefs