Why I ultimately choose C. S. Lewis on apologetics over Cornelius - TopicsExpress



          

Why I ultimately choose C. S. Lewis on apologetics over Cornelius Van Til or other presuppositionalists: Because the world is a big, complicated place, and neat little hermetic thought-chambers shut people out, they dont invite people in. But through all of this I knew that something big had changed under my theological feet. Whereas Van Til begrudgingly allowed the non-believer and non-Reformed some accidental truth and morality, Lewis positively expected it (even if he was a bit too optimistic from time time, e.g. the conclusion of The Last Battle). The Van Tillian methodology was negative, to reduce the opponent to absurdity. The Lewisian methodology was affirmative, to persuade the opponent that they actually needed and wanted the Foundation and Anchor of Truth.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:21:09 +0000

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