The Defense of the Faith

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Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1967 - Religion - 299 pages
First, the main contents of the gospel of grace is briefly set forth in terms of theology (chapter 1). Then this same gospel is set forth in terms of philosophy (chapters 2-4). Finally, this gospel is presented to the "natural man" in order that he might be saved (chapters 5-11). It is especially in the last chapters that controversial matters have been brought in. Even so, the main goal throughout is the discovery of the most biblical and therefore the most effective way of bringing Christ to men. - Introduction.

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INTRODUCTION
2
CHAPTER
6
THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST
16
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Cornelius Van Til (1895-1987) was born in Grootegast, the Netherlands, and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1905. He attended Calvin College and Calvin Seminary before completing his studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and Princeton University with the ThM and PhD degrees. Drawn to the pastorate, Van Til spent one year in the ministry before taking a leave of absence to teach apologetics at Princeton Seminary. When the seminary reorganized, he was persuaded to join the faculty of the newly founded Westminster Theological Seminary. He remained there as professor of apologetics until his retirement in 1972. Van Til wrote more than twenty books, in addition to more than thirty syllabi. Among his best-known titles are The Defense of the Faith, A Christian Theory of Knowledge, and An Introduction to Systematic Theology.

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