By jaminhubner on Nov 19, 2011 in Ecclesiology, Economics | Comments Off
Laws like the ADA cannot succeed in creating ultimate equality. They give special help to many who don’t need it and penalize people who, considered on an objective basis, do need help. This is, of course, the nature of government. It cannot make fine distinctions among individuals to determine who truly needs help and who [...]
By jaminhubner on Jun 22, 2010 in Apologetic Methodology, Philosophy | Comments Off
Divisions Within Presupposition Apologetics If you didn’t know, there is presuppositional apologetics, and then there is presuppositional apologetics. :) Two of Cornelius Van Til’s students wrote books on what they believe is the best apologetic method. However, they didn’t agree on what Van Til “really” taught, or what Scriptural apologetics “really” is. In 1995, John [...]
By jaminhubner on Jun 19, 2010 in Apologetic Methodology | Comments Off
In preparing for the upcoming debate(s) on apologetic method, I’ve finally been confronted with the major variant in presuppositional apologetics proposed by John Frame. I finished reading several of his works in the past few weeks, and have now entered note-taking of Apologetics to the Glory of God (1994). Here is just a snippet of [...]
By jaminhubner on Mar 12, 2010 in Christian Neurophilosophy, Maintenance | Comments Off
What’s cool: Dan Collet’s essay in John Frame’s Festschrift, Speaking the Truth in Love. For those who think that the transcendental argument for God’s existence is really nothing more than a spiffed up version of some formal, logical argument (i.e. reductio ad absurdum, modus ponens, etc,), you will be thoroughly challenged. What’s wise: “He must [...]
By jaminhubner on Feb 15, 2010 in Apologetic Methodology, Pastoral; Counseling; Leadership | Comments Off
So, what exactly constitutes “Real Apologetics” and “Unreal” or “Poser Apologetics”? Who are helping the cause of Christianity, and who are harming the cause of Christianity? Who needs to be recognized for their contributions in the faith and to the church, and who needs to be exposed for their harm in the faith and to [...]
By jaminhubner on Jan 1, 2010 in Apologetic Methodology | Comments Off
On the Self-Validation of the Scriptures In reverse chronological order: “Scripture is God’s Word, and therefore it is self-attesting.” John Frame in Scott Oliphint and Lane Tipton, Eds. Revelation and Reason (Presbyterian and Reformed, 2007), 124. “For us to accept the authority of Scripture is to confess that we are obliged to believe what it [...]
