God's Sovereign Providence is the Metanarrative!
Here’s a great quote that would be well suited for a bookplate: “I have a peaceful study, as a refuge from the hurries and noise of the world around me; the venerable dead are waiting in my library to entertain me, and relieve me from the nonsense of surviving mortals.” — Samuel Davies Another quote … Continue reading Bookplates
Another article, albeit a brief one, by the father of Gordon H. Clark. BARTHIAN FOG by the Rev. David S. Clark, D.D. [The Presbyterian 107.48 (2 December 1937): 11.] THE PRESBYTERIAN has been honored with three splendid articles by Dr. John W. Bowman, on Barthianism. [to be posted soon] The Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., is fortunate … Continue reading Barthian Fog
In my recent expedition to copy off some more articles from THE PRESBYTERIAN, there was among the lot another one or two articles by the the Rev. David S. Clark, father of Gordon H. Clark. The following is from the 5 September 1929 issue. Pantheistic Modernism It had become conspicuously evident that the Modernism of … Continue reading Pantheistic Modernism
Returning for a moment to the pages of THE PRESBYTERIAN in 1924, there is this brief article by the Rev. Albert Dale Gantz, who was at that time pastor of a church in New York City. Here Gantz accurately diagnoses the root problem of modernism as one of epistemology. With such diagnosis then, little wonder that … Continue reading The Theory of Knowledge Again
Here are Buswell’s comments following Clark’s entry “Concerning System and Demonstration”. For the moment we’ve skipped over the article by Vernon Grounds that appeared in the midst of this series of exchanges between Buswell and Clark. That article will post later. And as is our habit, links to the entire series of articles can be … Continue reading Buswell Sees Progress!
Dr. Clark’s Comments Editorial Note BY DR. BUSWELL DR. CLARK has been invited to comment on my review of his book A Christian Philosophy of Education,[1] and, if he wishes, to carry on a discussion with the editor on the questions involved through several of our monthly issues. I feel that this invitation is in order … Continue reading Buswell’s Surrejoinder
It is interesting to find an early description and assessment of the Fundamentalist Movement, this from 1924 and published in 1925. Pictured here is a fair unanimity within the Movement. Already by the time of this writing it is evident that there was a clear division among fundamentalists over millennial issues, but it took another … Continue reading Conservatives Classified and Divided
Though not widely known, this work is significant among Dr. Schaeffer’s writings as it sets out the general direction of his apologetic and evangelistic method. Essentially, he finds a middle path between evidentialism and presuppositionalism while at the same time refusing to be confined to either posture. Instead, his overwhelming emphasis is on the presentation … Continue reading F.A. Schaeffer : “A Review of a Review” (1948)
Next up will be a related series of posts covering Dr. J. Oliver Buswell, Jr.’s further comments on presuppositionalism, with two replies by Dr. Cornelius Van Til and even a word from Francis A. Schaeffer. The previous exchange between Buswell and Van Til occurred in 1937. This next series of volleys appeared just over a … Continue reading Buswell Reviews Carnell’s Apologetics
An update on recent progress at the PCA Historical Center: COLLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT: Dr. George P. Hutchinson has made the donation of another accrual to his Papers, this donation totaling nineteen boxes of materials. Noteworthy among the items is a set of thirteen volumes published by the Alliance of the Reformed Churches Holding the Presbyterian System, … Continue reading Recent News at the PCA Historical Center
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