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March 11, 1969 Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer Chalet les Melezes Huemoz sur Ollon 1861 Switzerland Dear Francis: You remember that some time ago I sent you a copy of a memorandum that I wrote on your Wheaton Lectures. Now that your book The God Who Is There appeared I should like to make some further remarks. Let me preface what I say, by repeating what I said in the memorandum, that I have the greatest admiration for you personally and for your work at L’Abri. Those who have been with you there speak in the most glowing terms about what...

Van Til and Plantinga: A Brief Comparison James Anderson Note: The following comments were first posted to the reformed-epistemology discussion group in July 2001, in response to a query about the main areas of agreement and disagreement between these two Christian thinkers. I have corrected a few typos, made some minor changes of wording, and added relevant hyperlinks. The original post is archived here. Points of Agreement Both men acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. A obvious and unsophisticated point, but important nonetheless. Praise God that He has directed two such great intellects (and humble spirits) in the...

Excerpt: "With his faulty view of logic, it is not surprising that Van Til believes that the Bible is full of "apparent contradictions". It was Dr. Kenneth Talbot who first introduced me to the writings of Gordon Clark. In seminary I had been taught the Van Tilian system of apologetics, and in comparison with evidentialism, it seemed to be a breath of fresh air. Further, as one Reformed scholar assured me: "To be Reformed is to be Van Tilian, and to be Van Tilian is to be Reformed." Yet, as impolitic as it was to challenge the teachings of Dr....

An excerpt from "Why I believe in God" by Cornelius Van Til.

This, then, is the message of the letter(The Bible) written to me and to the whole Church by Christ himself. Ever since I can remember it was of this letter of Christ which my father read to me and to the family. It was also this letter which I heard in church, spoken by the minister of Christ. Every minister in those days had a V.D.M. degree: Verbum Dei Minister. When, therefore, I became a teacher of apologetics it was natural for me to think, not only of my Th.M. and my Ph.D., but above all of my V.D.M. The...