tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post2925008343430544140..comments2024-01-28T03:39:57.181-06:00Comments on Sean Michael Lucas: Like Van Til. Only Better.Sean Michael Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911661966197928859noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post-53302186024003654002008-02-15T15:38:00.000-06:002008-02-15T15:38:00.000-06:00Hi, Carlos:You are not alone in finding CVT diffic...Hi, Carlos:<BR/><BR/>You are not alone in finding CVT difficult. Funny story: I had to sustain a written and oral comprehensive in apologetics at WTS for my PhD--I sweated that baby out by reading and memorizing Greg Bahnsen's Van Til Reader! It was the only way I could understand what in the world CVT was talking about.<BR/><BR/>One of the more helpful books (before Tim's) for me was Richard Pratt's Every Thought Captive. Teaching through that book in Sunday school really helped me get CVT's apologetic method without having to "master" Van Til himself. I actually think, though, that Tim's book will make Van Til's methodology much more accesible for Christians who feel cowed by the arguments not just of the "new Atheists" (Hitchens, Dawkins, and the like), but of their friendly but secular neighbors, friends, and family.<BR/><BR/>Another book that you may want to check out is Jerram Barrs' The Heart of Evangelism. It is one of the books that we require here at Covenant Seminary and it is very important for talking about the relational aspects of evangelism. What I so respect about Jerram (and Tim, for that matter) is that they actually DO evangelism and apologetics with real living people who ask real questions--which is something that is sometimes missing among those who "specialize" in CVT. <BR/><BR/>Hope that helps, smlSean Michael Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06911661966197928859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post-71788423691224829332008-02-15T15:27:00.000-06:002008-02-15T15:27:00.000-06:00What do you mean, Tim Keller is easier to understa...What do you mean, Tim Keller is easier to understand than Van Til? Van Til is very easy to understand. <BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Herman RidderbosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post-92113018182786218312008-02-15T13:47:00.000-06:002008-02-15T13:47:00.000-06:00Sean,Let us all know when you pick your jaw up off...Sean,<BR/>Let us all know when you pick your jaw up off of the floor.<BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>The Collective Fans of Tim Keller(CFTK)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post-87004476635001456132008-02-15T11:22:00.000-06:002008-02-15T11:22:00.000-06:00Dear Sean--You are kind. (But you haven't read the...Dear Sean--<BR/><BR/>You are kind. (But you haven't read the whole book yet!) Seriously, I am very much trying to argue in the tradition of Van Til, but I know there are different interpretations of him, and I look forward to hearing from some of his proponents who may feel I deviate from his method at places. <BR/><BR/>Tim KellerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post-5499820916648533812008-02-15T10:59:00.000-06:002008-02-15T10:59:00.000-06:00Dr. Lucas,Thanks for the recommendation, I am wait...Dr. Lucas,<BR/>Thanks for the recommendation, I am waiting for my copy which should be here on Monday! I am currently a student of Covenant Access, and was there for the Residency last month and enjoyed your chapel. I wanted to ask you if you think it is important to study Van Til, meaning you need to know the big terms?<BR/><BR/>Me and my boys have been dealing with this approach to Apologetics and I find myself not super "academic" in that I do not get Van Til, and sometimes think we make our explanation of apologetics more complicated than we need to. It may be that I am not that smart and am just making excuses to justify myself, but I would like to know your opinion of what a Pastor, not just a dude working at Starbucks, but a seminary student should know about Apologetics.Loshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272848301428977728noreply@blogger.com