Tag Archives: propositional revelation

Book Review: The Word of God and the Mind of Man (Nash)

Posted on June 21, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Nash, Ronald.  The Word of God and the Mind of Man. Zondervan: 1982. Reprint by Presbyterian and Reformed. The possibility of our having cognitive knowledge about God was denied on three grounds:  God is too transcendent; 2) human knowledge is de … Continue reading →

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Review: Escape from Reason (Schaeffer)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

In Schaeffer’s other works he shows you step by step on how to “take the roof off” of a stoned-up hippie.  He doesn’t do that in this one. This is more of a Dooyeweerdian (though he never acknowledges it) deconstruction … Continue reading →

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Review: He is there and he is not silent (Schaeffer)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by J. B. Aitken

Schaeffer, Francis.  He is There and He is Not Silent.  Tyndale.  1979 reprint. On page 1 Schaeffer defines metaphysics as “the existence of Being.”  That’s an ambiguous statement at best. Does he mean that there is an entity called Being which … Continue reading →

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