“False Antithesis: A Critique of the Notion of Antithesis in Francis Schaeffer’s Apologetic” by Greg L. Bahnsen

Some conceptions of antithesis can unwittingly work to undermine the very antithesis which is essential to the biblical viewpoint. The very idea of apologetics (defending the Christian faith against its cultured despisers) calls for a healthy and sound notion of antithesis, or else apologetics makes no sense. Since belief and unbelief ultimately stand over against each other, they need to challenge each other or call each other to account, as thought the stakes in their dispute were eternal. …