"~Christian commentators have pointed to the contradictions of the modern world, and they have asserted that the answers to these contradictions can be found in the Bible. Yet whenever pastors or Christian instructors confront the congregations or each other with concrete requirements of biblical law, the instant response in that ""the churches shouldn't meddle in things that don’t concern th…
A Survey of Christian Epistemology gives readers an excellent introduction to the basic elements of Van Til's Christian theory of knowledge that inform all of his later writings. It calls us to interpret ourselves, the knowing subjects, as sinful creatures who suppress our knowledge of God (particularly by means of various philosophical systems), rather than as neutral, autonomous knowers. The …
Here is a book that was written over fifteen hundred years ago by a mystic in North Africa. Yet to those who have ears to hear, it has a great deal to say to many of us who are not mystics, today, in America. The City of God is a monumental theology of history. It grew out of St. Augustine’s meditations on the fall of the Roman Empire. But his analysis is timeless and universal. That is to sa…
Cornelius Van Til mungkin merupakan apologet Kristen paling penting dari abad ke-20 yang berasal dari lingkungan Reformed. Tidak seorang pun yang dapat menyangkal signifikansi pemikirannya. Sumbangsih pemikirannya telah menjadi berkat besar bagi Kekristenan, lebih dari yang disadari oleh gereja-gereja. Sampai sekarang hampir segala sesuatu yang ditulis mengenai Van Til datang dari tulisan pe…
Kita sedang hidup dalam suatu zaman di mana Anda dapat mempercayai apa saja, selama Anda tidak mengklaimnya sebagai kebenaran. Dengạn mengatasnamakan "toleransi", budaya postmodern kita merangkul segala sesuatu dari mistisisme Timur sampai spiritualitas New Age Tetapi sebagaimana dipaparkan oleh Ravi Zacharias, menerina segala hal rohani secara mentah- mentah sunggguh tidak masuk akal. Jelasl…
Sebagai salah satu introduksi yang paling populer dan dicintai mengenai iman Kristen yang pernah ditulis, Mere Christianity telah terjual sebanyak jutaan kopi di seluruh dunia. Buku ini menyajikan secara utuh siaran legendaris Lewis pada tahun-tahun peperangan, siaran-siaran yang dimaksudkannya untuk sekadar "menjelaskan dan membela kepercayaan yang umum bagi hampir semua orang Kristen di segal…
These and other points of contention cause some Christians to view science as a threat to their beliefs. Redeeming Science attempts to kindle our appreciation for science as it ought to be-science that could serve as a path for praising God and serving fellow human beings.
Defending the faith can be daunting, and a well-reasoned and biblically grounded apologetic is essential for the challenge. Following in the footsteps of groundbreaking apologist Cornelius Van Til, Scott Oliphint presents us with an introduction to Reformed apologetics as he sets forth the principles behind a distinctly ?covenantal? approach. This book clearly explains the theological foundatio…
This Classic Defense of orthodox Christianity, written to counter the liberalism that arose in the early 1900's, establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on God and man, the Bible, Christ, salvation, and the church. J. Gresham Machen's "Christianity and Liberalism has remained relevant through the years ever since its original pub…
Oliphint sets forth a Christian approach to thinking philosophically. Arguments against Christianity are increasingly taking place on a worldview or philosophical basis. This requires Christians to know how to counter differing ideologies and identify the Christian position as the consistent, cogent, and reasonable one offering genuine solutions.