Van Til Group #8 — The Christian Philosophy of Knowledge

Carlton Wynne, Lane Tipton, and Camden Bucey turn to pp. 48–54 of Cornelius Van Til’s The Defense of the Faith to discuss the Christian theory of knowledge. In this section, Van Til speaks of the relationship between a theory of reality and the theory of knowledge and how for orthodox Christians, the absolute God of Scripture is identical with his knowledge while finite creatures are fundamentally dependent upon him. We also announce the arrival of Lane Tipton’s book, The Trinitarian Theology of Cornelius Van Til. The Trinitarian Theology of Cornelius Van Til (eBook) $9.99 Add to cart The Trinitarian Theology of Cornelius Van Til $34.99 Add to cart Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction00:02:16 New Book: The Trinitarian Theology of Cornelius Van Til00:12:28 Reviewing Chapters 1–2 of the Book00:23:38 A Christian Theory of Being00:35:30 The Bible and Christian Experience00:37:50 Ontology and Epistemology from the Garden of Eden00:42:59 Epistemological Authority00:48:35 Satan’s Tactic in Temptation00:55:16 God’s Knowledge and Being are Coterminous01:00:52 Pantheism01:06:04 Consequences of Saying that God’s Knowledge Changes01:15:44 Biblical Examples of God’s Knowledge in Relation to Creation01:21:00 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Carlton Wynne, Lane G. Tipton