Cornelius Van Til
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Cornelius Van Til (May 3, 1895 – April 17, 1987) was a Dutch-American Reformed theologian, who is credited as being the originator of modern presuppositional apologetics.
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Cornelius Van Til | |
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Born | (1895-05-03)May 3, 1895 |
Died | April 17, 1987(1987-04-17) (aged 91) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Era | Modern philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Calvinism, presuppositionalism, Christian philosophy, new hermeneutic |
Main interests | Epistemology, Christian apologetics, philosophy of religion, systematic theology |
Notable ideas | Transcendental argument |
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A graduate of Calvin College, Van Til later received his PhD from Princeton University. After teaching at Princeton, he went on to help found Westminster Theological Seminary where he taught until his retirement.
Van Til and his work heavily influenced Reconstructionist theologians like Greg Bahnsen and R.J. Rushdoony.