Apologetics - From Athens To Indiana - Ep.378

How Must Christians Respond To Atheists

In the preface for the new book, William Edgar walks through a short history of 20th century apologetics and takes us from Athens to Indiana. We see the shaky ground that the 20th century landscape had Christianity in and the much needed resurgence that people like Kuyper, Van Til, and now Oliphint will guide us to let the roaring lion go forth – foundation and all.

TIMELINE:

00:00 – Introduction
01:36 – William Edgar On Apologetics History From the 20th Century Onward
03:54 – Karl Barth’s Apologetics Take
04:44 – Charles Spurgeon’s Apologetics Take
05:39 – William Ramsey’s Apologetics Take
07:15 – Disagreeing With The Takes
10:01 – Paul’s Non-Disappointment With His Athens Gospel Message
14:29 – Apologetics Done In The 20th Century
15:18 – Neo-Calvinism & Kuyper’s Apologetics
20:06 – Cornelius Van Til Carrying Out Kuyper’s Apologetic Vision
27:56 – K. Scott Oliphint’s Covenantal Apologetics
32:16 – Conclusion