It is in Oliphint’s final critique of Aquinas’ views on natural reason and philosophy in their relation to theology that the source of his misreading of Aquinas becomes clear. The assumption that Aquinas, given his attachment to Aristotle, attempted to…
This is the third and final installement of Dr. Muller’s review of Thomas Aquinas by K. Scott Oliphint. Read part one here, and part two here. It is in Oliphint’s final critique of Aquinas’ views on natural reason and philosophy in their relation to theology that…
Oliphint’s discussion of Aquinas’ view of God draws heavily on the claims of Cornelius Van Til, one of whose basic points of critique is that Aquinas’ “idea of the analogy of being compromises the biblical doctrine of creation.”1 In Van…
Oliphint’s discussion of Aquinas’ view of God draws heavily on the claims of Cornelius Van Til, one of whose basic points of critique is that Aquinas’ “idea of the analogy of being compromises the biblical doctrine of creation.”1 In Van…
Note: This is the second part of Richard A. Muller’s review of Thomas Aquinas by K. Scott Oliphint. Read part one here. Oliphint’s discussion of Aquinas’ view of God draws heavily on the claims of Cornelius Van Til, one of whose basic…
In the epilogue to Determined to Believe, John Lennox says that he does not expect those who disagree to take an ad hominem approach against him. It occurred to me when reading this just how difficult it would be to…
In the epilogue to Determined to Believe, John Lennox says that he does not expect those who disagree to take an ad hominem approach against him. It occurred to me when reading this just how difficult it would be to…
The Scriptures declare that the Lord fills the heavens and the earth (Jer. 23:24); and, that He who made the vast expanses of the starry sky gives to all men “life and breath and all things” (Acts 17:25). Since “all…
About a year ago I took a solo road trip from Jackson, MS to St. Joseph’s Abbey in Covington, LA, which is the final resting place of the Roman Catholic novelist, Walker Percy. It was an opportunity to pay my…
Love is the end (telos) of the apostles’ teaching and the first apology for the faith (1 Tim. 1:5). Without love even the most celebrated preacher or apologist is just a noisy gong or clanging cymbal; by love even the…
