Category Archives: Letters

Response to John Gerstner (Greg L. Bahnsen)

Apologetics, Greg L. Bahnsen, Letters

“Response to John Gerstner” by Greg L. Bahnsen

In Dr. Gerstner’s response to my review of his book (Dec. 4) he asserts that the review offers “mere allegations” as to the book’s apologetical position. This plea is weak, disregarding the review’s many substantiating page references.

 

Gerstner asserts the book “already answers” the review’s objections. This is dubious, for were it true, those objections would not have been raised in the first place. For instance, contrary to his claim, there just is no “carefully worked out argument” against Hume in the book. (Let Gerstner rehearse its premises for us.) The fact is, no philosophy department would give passing marks to his “tautological” defense of the law of causality (p. 83). Hume has just been misunderstood. …

The Van Til Project

Cornelius Van Til, General, Letters, Resources

The Van Til Project: Organizing the Letters of Cornelius Van Til

Working to catalogue and transcribe Cornelius Van Til’s letters to make them accessible to a wider readership.

 

The Montgomery Library of Westminster Theological Seminary curates a special collection of letters and other archival material pertaining to former professor of apologetics, Cornelius Van Til (1895–1987). Several scholars have browsed these archives over the years, including John Muether, who worked through them extensively during his research for Cornelius Van Til: Reformed Apologist and Churchman (P&R Publishing, 2008). But to this point, access has been restricted to a limited number of people on campus by virtue of the nature and location of the collection. …