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Jul 24, 2011
Chuck
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An excellent introduction to the writings and thought of Cornelius Van Til. "By What Standard?" was written in 1958, before Rushdoony wandered into Theonomy. I've also read the written correspondence between Rushdoony and Van Til in the Westminster Theological Seminary library that indicated Van Til reviewed many, if not all, of the chapters before its publication. So Reformed thinkers, if you've shied away from this book because of the Rushdoony authorship, give it a second chance. It
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Jul 19, 2007
W A
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I always try to read this book every couple of years. Points out that all law has a lawgiver. The lawgiver is either God the Creator or man.
The irrationality of so called rationalim apart from the Law of the God of the Bible is thoroughly treated. All law contains a moral point of view. The operative question for evaluating the morality of law is "By what standard?"
[It is interesting to note that the so called atheist or secular rationalist often forgets or ig More...
The irrationality of so called rationalim apart from the Law of the God of the Bible is thoroughly treated. All law contains a moral point of view. The operative question for evaluating the morality of law is "By what standard?"
[It is interesting to note that the so called atheist or secular rationalist often forgets or ig More...
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Dec 29, 2011
Robert
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This is an old, old book. It was written before all the Reconstructionalist kerfuffle. It is a short, quick overview of Van Tillian thought. Like Frame of Bahsen, there are prodigious Van Til quotes throughout, which is nice. I just read it because I'm trying to read anything and everything about Van Til, but I don't think there's much here that isn't elsewhere. Still, a good quick read.
Jun 12, 2011
Steven
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A good introduction to Van Til (and one of the first). Rush sticks to philosophy and apologetics in this one, though his distinctive outlook peaks out here and there.
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