Engaging the Reformed Tradition: Van Til and Historical Theology

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This chapter examines the educational and theological backdrop of Cornelius Van Til's Reformed apologetics, contrasting it with today’s accessible historical scholarship. It highlights Van Til's engagement with established Reformed figures and his deep connection to the Westminster standards, while discussing the communal aspects of learning within the church.

Scott Oliphint has had enough of the bad caricatures of Cornelius Van Til. . . but a brand new book is on the way that might change things. The Future of Reformed Apologetics gathers nine essays from the eponymous 2023 conference, and addresses the state and future of the Reformed apologetic that Van Til developed. In this first episode of our podcast companion series, Brandon McLean Smith and K. Scott Oliphint reflect on the conclusion of Scott's lecture titled "The Sensus Divinitatis." Visit Westminster Seminary Press's website and find out more about the book The Future of Reformed Apologetics, which contains the full essay "Van Til and the Sensus Divinitatis" by K. Scott Oliphint: https://wtspress.com/products/the-future-of-reformed-apologetics-collected-essays-on-applying-van-til-s-apologetic-method-to-a-new-generation. It is also available wherever sound Christian books are sold.