“Following Vos, Van Til places epistemology where it truly belongs, within the eschatological status of history: either one is a member of the kingdom of God, with the knowledge of the truth (grounded in the triune God of the Bible),… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“The transcendental critique reveals the deep roots of sin in the heart of man, and it demands the purity of biblical truth in the… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“history is not an autonomous or complementary category of epistemology. Rather, Van Til held that an ontological knowledge of God is given to mankind in history by the revelation of the economic Trinity. Specifically, all epistemological issues within the creation have their initial solution in the economic, historical revelation of the God of Scripture, which God’s ontology inherently grounds. Thereby,… — William D. Dennison Copy Share
“For a church that proclaims the truth of the gospel, and for the believer who loves Christ, apologetics is not only the defending of the Christ of Scripture from the world, but also the constant cleansing of our union with Christ from the pollution of sinful thought. Through the power of Christ’s Spirit, we are to live out our self-conscious… — William D. Dennison Copy Share
“despite Frame’s ability to view the holistic character of Van Til’s thought, his preoccupation with linguistic and conceptual units, especially in the context of… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“After the Christian apologist has uncovered the central presupposition of his opponent, he is in a position to move on to the next step:… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“As most Van Tilians realize, Van Til fought diligently to purge the Reformed tradition from the remnants of scholasticism that remained in the thought… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“Following Vos, Van Til places epistemology where it truly belongs, within the eschatological status of history: either one is a member of the kingdom… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“Van Til, Steen’s beloved teacher, claimed, however, that only the Reformed tradition can provide the rightful context for the subject of common grace. After… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“Thereby, Van Til believed that one must view the facts of the universe in union with their Creator to view them rightly. In other… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“in my judgment, Frame, akin to Aquinas, is viewing the Christian story in accord with the logical construction and the empirical experience of language.… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“Although Kuyper, Bavinck, and Hepp attempted to distance themselves from scholasticism and classicism, nevertheless, Van Til believed that they never overcame abstraction. That is… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
“Contrary to what many think, the basis for Van Til’s transcendental critique is not obscure or theoretical. His critique of human thought merely employs… — William D. Dennison Copy Share Image
