Countercult Apologetics

Some time ago I listened to John Piper’s address on John Owen. He mentioned that we should study the life one or more dead theologians. I am currently not a big biography reader, but would like to be. For sometime, I have been trying to figure who I should spend some time with.

John Lafayette Girardeau might be that person. There currently is no biography on this southern theologian, but Lord willing will be in the near future (by the author of the article linked).

In his chapter “Greeks Bearing Gifts” on page one John Frame states the following:

Although I greatly admire the creative brilliance of the Greek thinkers, I believe it is a serious mistake to adopt their worldview or to try to synthesize their thinking with the worldview of the Bible. The Greeks and the biblical writers did explore many common themes: God and gods, the nature of reality, the origin of the world, human nature, wisdom, knowledge, ethics, politics, and even salvation. We can still learn much from the Greek discussions of these topics. But the ancient wariness about “Greeks bearing gifts” should be applied to the study of Greek worldviews. The chief benefit in studying Greek thought is to understand better the philosophical and cultural consequences of rejecting biblical theism”

Revolutions in Worldview: Understanding the Flow of Western Thought. Ed. W. Andrew Hoffecker.

Lord willing I will take a (week long) philosophy class in January with Mr. Bebo Elkin. The topic for my paper (at least at this point) will be The Ancient Philosophers: Reason Without Revelation is Unreasonable.

Sorry for not posting folks. I have been away from the computer for about a week. It might be another week before I’m able to post anything else.

It has actually been pretty nice being away from the computer. I did start reading this book and would highly recommend it.

For the use of the King Follet Discourse in our apologetic with Latter-day Saints, see Robert Bowman’s latest post Who’s Afraid of the King Follett Discourse?