By jaminhubner on Sep 28, 2010 in Apologetic Methodology, Church History | Comments Off
Abraham Kuyper: Aggressive Reaction (to Traditional Apologetics) and Unnecessary Abandonment (of All Apologetics) (apologetics is “useless” (Lectures on Calvinism, 36). Herman Bavinck: Initial Critique and Summary of Solution (“The Valid Apologetic” in Reformed Dogmatics) Cornelius Van Til: Comprehensive Critique and Reformation (The Defense of the Faith, Introduction to Systematic Theology, A Christian Theory of Knowledge) [...]
By jaminhubner on Aug 30, 2010 in Atheism, Event Review | Comments Off
Don’t tell Dr. White this, but I totally forgot that the Is the New Testament Evil? debate was going on tonight. (It’s amazing how fast the summer evolves into fall! Lame excuse, I know.) But by God’s grace I had the time and happened to be online to listen to it live when I popped [...]
By jaminhubner on Jul 3, 2010 in Seminary and Academic Politics | Comments Off
I’ve told many during this controversy who are looking for the facts that there is only one thing you need to listen to: White’s comments on Caner’s embellished testimonial (which was broadcasted on Focus on the Family before they quickly removed it from their website). Listen to it here. It’s the quickest and best way [...]
By jaminhubner on Jul 2, 2010 in Ecclesiology | Comments Off
One of the most unpopular subjects of American evangelicalism is having the right church government. The average Christian is more concerned about immediate results, appearances, and the status quo than the actual competency, functionality, and biblical nature of the church. I compare the countless masses of today’s Baptist, Bible, Evangelical Free, and non-denominational churches to [...]
By jaminhubner on Jun 18, 2010 in Apologetic Methodology | Comments Off
As many of you know, James White is on the list of “Real Apologists” while Ergun Caner is on the list of “Not-so-real-Apologists.” Since many people have asked for obvious reasons “What do you mean ‘real’ apologetics?” I thought it would be helpful to use the Caner situation to provide a vivid example of this [...]
By jaminhubner on Feb 25, 2010 in Seminary and Academic Politics | Comments Off
As many of you know, Dr. Ergun Caner, the President of Liberty Theological Seminary, made the RealApologetics “Virtual Hall of Not So Real Apologists.” For the past couple years – and especially the past couple months – many Christian scholars and theologians have pointed out the slanderous behavior and dishonest assertions coming from Dr. Caner. [...]
By jaminhubner on Nov 13, 2009 in Roman Catholicism, Seminary and Academic Politics | Comments Off
Most Christians know Michael Horton for his best-selling book Christless Christianity, his teaching career in apologetics and theology at Westminster Seminary, or his radio show The White Horse Inn. In more scholarly circles, Horton is respected for his research at Oxford and Yale, as well as his publications on covenant theology. Indeed, the Christian community [...]