Cornelius Van Til (1895–1987) was one of the most respected apologetic theologians of his time. Van Til earned degrees from Calvin College, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Princeton University on his way to becoming an Orthodox Presbyterian Minister.
He served throughout the ministry and scholarly fields, including serving as a professor of apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary and being heavily involved with the foundation of the Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian Academy.
His most noted writings include The New Modernism, The Defense of the Faith, and Christianity and Barthianism which can all be found in The Works of Cornelius Van Til (40 vols.). Much of his work with apologetics focuses on presuppositions, the difference between believers and non-believers, and the opposition between Christian and non-Christian worldviews.
Both laymen and scholars are now able to browse through or study any aspect of Van Til’s thought with this definitive repository of primary source materials. Since its release more than a decade ago, this collection of works from the renowned Cornelius Van Til has become an essential tool for apologists and students of his thought. more
Since its release more than a decade ago, this definitive collection of works from the renowned Cornelius Van Til has become an essential tool for apologists and students of Van Til's thought. We are pleased to make it available in this new enhanced edition for Logos BIble Software. Key … more
In this important work, eminent Reformed thinker Cornelius Van Til offers a Christian apologetic that includes five chapters titled "The System of Christian Truth, The Christian Philosophy of Life, The Point of Contact, The Problem of Method," and "Authority and Reason." Van Til begins … more
Cornelius Van Til revises his syllabus on Systematic Theology in the volume, accounting for developments in theology from Karl Barth and the subsequent studies of G.C. Berkouwer. The Christian faith must not be taken in the form of “piecemeal apologetics” but instead “be set over against … more
In this book, Van Til seeks to discover the most biblical and effective way to present Christ to unsaved people. Along the way, Van Til contrasts his position with that of Roman Catholicism and the neo-orthodoxy of Karl Barth and his followers. Part One is entitled “The Structure of My … more
Van Til writes in the Preface, “The present writer is of the opinion that, for all its verbal similarity to historic Protestantism, Barth’s theology is, in effect, a denial of it. There is, he believes, in Barth’s view no ‘transition from wrath to grace’ in history. This was the writer’s … more
Cornelius Van Til wrote this book as a response to a series of three volumes published by Westminster Press in 1959: The Case for a New Reformation Theology, The Case for Theology in Liberal Perspective, and The Case for Orthodox Theology. In The Case For Calvinism, Van Til challenged … more
This resource contains more than 100 articles and essays written by Cornelius Van Til over the course of his lifetime. The articles provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind of the Reformed thinker on a variety of topics, spanning some seven decades and pulled from publications like The … more
The Preface states, “. . . in this monograph the author clearly sets ancient and modern Jewish thought over against Christian thought and demonstrates that there can only be opposition between them when both are advocated from the standpoint of their respective ‘standards’ and … more
In this book, a revision and abridgment of an earlier work, Van Til seeks to discover the most biblical and effective way to present Christ to unsaved people. He writes in the introduction, “First, the main contents of the gospel of grace is briefly set forth in terms of theology (Chapter … more
Van Til wrote this book as an “expansion and supplement” to his work The Defense of the Faith (1955). Van Til summarizes it as an “attempt to work out in greater detail the nature and implications of our commitment to Scriptural authority in relation to our activity as Christian … more
Van Til’s thesis on studies of knowledge focuses on the point that while man may choose to rely on the laws of the world to create definition for his thought, “only if one begins with the self-identifying Christ of Reformation theology, can one bring the ‘facts’ of the space-time world … more
This book brings together a number of Van Til’s studies on Common Grace. Here the author addresses the question of how a Reformed person holding to the doctrine of “double election” can do justice to the universalism of the gospel, as expressed in the “whosoever will” statements of … more
More than fifty hours of audio recordings from Cornelius Van Til are included in this extraordinary resource. Listen to more than seventy-five different addresses from the great Reformed thinker and apologete on topics ranging from the sovereignty of God to common grace, from the … more
Cornelius Van Til approaches the Protestant Doctrine of Scripture with the goal of presenting doctrines of God’s grace as displayed throughout the Scriptures. His argument sets the Reformed Faith above the neo-orthodoxy of the age and establishes the true Reformed creeds. Do not miss out … more
Cornelius Van Til presents this volume to pastors, hoping to encourage them as they instruct young people who are influenced by modern schools of thought. It is important for a pastor to be acquainted with schools of modern thought, including science, philosophy, and religion, and all the … more
