This is a book on the relationship of believing and doing. It is written in the conviction that Christian ethics is not simply a lofty set of principles as to what we ought to do but is a way of deciding things based on the unique premises of the Christian faith and a way of doing things because of the unique sources of motivation for the Christian life.
The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable text-English-language texts and translations that have fallen out of print, new translations, and collections of significant statements about problems and themes of special importance - in an easily accessible form. Volumes in thi…
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…
Kabar baik filosofis bagi orang Kristen" Filsafat mengajukan pertanyaan dan masalah yang sering dianggap mengacaukan iman Kristen. Orang Kristen tidak perlu menghindar dari diskusi ini. Ada "kabar baik filosofis bagi orang Kristen," kata K. Scott Oliphint. Posisi Kristen adalah "bukan sekadar alternatif yang masuk akal," tetapi "posisi yang konsisten, meyakinkan, dan sekaligus masuk akal yan…
A philosophy, as a worldview, must have an anchor if it is to be meaningfully discussed and assessed. If God exists, then philosophy must find its anchor by being subservient to theology. So says Dr. K. Scott Oliphint, who demonstrates that only by beginning with God and his Word can we engage in true philosophy.
"~""Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst,"" declared Thomas Paine, adding, ""every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity."" Paine's years of study and reflection on the role of religion in society culminated with his final work, The Age of Reason. This …
Buku ini, Pohon Filsafat : Pengantar bagi Peminat Filsafat, merupakan terjemahan dari The Tree of Philosophy : A course of Introductory Lectures for Begining Students of Philosophy. Buku ini merupakan teks kuliah Pengantar Filsafat yang diajarkan di Hong Kong Babtist University. Bidang yang dikaji mencakup seluruh tubuh Filsafat: akar (metafisika), batang (logika), cabang (ilmu), dan daun (onto…
In this survey, John Passmore concentrates on the British tradition in logic, metaphysics and the theory of knowledge, yet he never neglects parallel developments in Europe and America. He considers the crucial new insights that were generated into probability, propositions and private languages, meaning, minds and bodies and the limits of science. Accounts explore the main schools and individu…
Alvin Plantinga, called by Time magazine "America's leading orthodox Protestant philosopher of God, " has had a profound impact on the philosophical discipline. This book gathers in one place Plantinga's most important work in the philosophy of religion generally and his contribution to the resurgence in Christian philosophy in particular. Organized into four sections -- "Natural Theology and A…
In this Spectrum Multiview volume five experts in biblical hermeneutics gather to state and defend their approach to the discipline. Contributors include: Craig Blomberg with the historical-critical/grammatical approach Richard Gaffin with the redemptive-historical approach Scott Spencer with the literary/postmodern approach Robert Wall with the canonical approach Merold Westphal with the philo…