Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen: ten years after, by Robert Meyer:
Dr. Bahnsen was opined by many as the most prolific Christian apologist in the last quarter of the 20th century in terms of defending the Christian perspective against the assaults of atheism.
In one [of his seminars,] entitled "Worldview Apologetics," Dr. Bahnsen told of when he first read the arguments of C.S. Lewis against naturalism, he starkly realized he would be able to debate anybody. After listening to several of Bahnsen's tapes, I had a similar awareness. If I was to diligently apply the methodology being taught, I too, could answer the critic. In the same lecture, Dr. Bahnsen exhorts his audience, telling them that anyone right down to the janitor sweeping the floor can effectively defend the faith via "presuppositional" argumentation. Bahnsen simplified and distilled the erudition of his own wise mentor, Cornelius Van Til.
The aspects of Dr. Bahnsen's approach that struck me were numerous. While Bahnsen was a scholar of no small magnitude, as he earned two degrees concurrently, he yet had a down-to-earth, bucolic approach that made him easy to understand and appreciate... Dr. Jacobs expressed his own thoughts about Greg Bahnsen, saying, "while he was one of the keenest minds in the world of Christian apologetics, he had a gentle heart and always stressed love in 'the battle.'
Too many followers of Bahnsen forget the spirit with which he conducted his apologetic, instead only remembering its content.
Sunday, December 4, 2005
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