I don’t know how many times I have read chapters 2 and 3 of the Proslogion since my time in college, but the number is large. I had to read those chapters in philosophy classes and in theology classes. I had to read them several times during my time in seminary, and I’ve read them numerous times since then. Never was I assigned the entirety of the Proslogion , but eventually I read it on my own. I don't think I was ever completely sure how to fit all of the pieces together,

In my response to the second part of the Reformed Forum’s ongoing critique of my book on Cornelius Van Til, I touched briefly on their claim that not all Van Tillians agree in their interpretation of Van Til. I had already acknowledged this in the introduction to my book when I briefly surveyed six different schools of Van Tillianism, but there is a bit more to say on this point. Consider for a moment the fact that some eighty years ago, Van Til dropped a bomb in the American

For those readers of my blog who may have stumbled across this post and who do not know what this is all about, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the context before reading this post. Otherwise, this post isn’t going to make a lot of sense. Here is a brief rundown of the relevant context. In November 2024, my book Toward a Reformed Apologetics: A Critique of the Thought of Cornelius Van Til was published. It is, as the subtitle indicates, a critique of the teach

Although published in the middle of the seventeenth century, the Westminster Confession of Faith remains one of the most important confessional standards in existence. It, along with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, is the confessional standard of numerous denominations such as the OPC, the PCA, and the ARP. The Confession did not, however, appear in a vacuum. Just as it is important to understand the Arminian controversy if one is to fully understand the Canons of the Syno

It's that time of year again. Time for various bibliophiles to compile lists of their favorite books from the previous year in the hope that they can encourage other readers to pick up one or more of these favorites and agree. My reading this last year was skewed to some extent because I had to do a new course prep. That means most of my reading was related to one particular topic. I still managed, however, to read a variety of things unrelated to that topic. As in the past,

Throughout its history, the Westminster Theological Journal published many articles written by Cornelius Van Til, and it also published many articles written about Van Til. The Spring 1995 issue of the journal, which commemorated the one hundredth birthday of Van Til, was unique in that the entire issue was devoted to articles related to his system of thought. This issue included articles by notable presuppositionalist scholars such as Greg L. Bahnsen, John M. Frame, William

In my previous blog post, I mentioned that on the November 27, 2024 episode of Kevin DeYoung’s podcast “Life, Books, and Everything,” Dr. DeYoung invited me and Dr. James Anderson to discuss my book about Cornelius Van Til. I then mentioned the two podcasts aired by the Reformed Forum on February 7 and 8 which were devoted to a criticism of my book. As I mentioned in the previous post, the DeYoung podcast was not presented as a criticism of my book or a debate about it. It w

In November 2024, my book Toward a Reformed Apologetics: A Critique of the Thought of Cornelius Van Til was published by Mentor/Christian Focus. One of my hopes in writing this book was to move the perennial debate over Van Til’s system of thought in a more constructive and edifying direction than has sometimes existed in the past. I think that goal has already been accomplished to some degree. The first Van Tillian responses to my book have begun to appear, and these public

It's that time of year again. The time when websites begin filling up with top ten lists. Top ten favorite books. Top ten favorite...

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