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Christ and Human Thought: Philosophy After Immanuel Kant - Part 11 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Philosophy After Immanuel Kant - Part 11 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Philosophy After Immanuel Kant - Part 11 of 28

Van Til moves on from Kant to talk about those who built on his thought, especially Karl Barth. He offers a critique of those who, as Barth, use traditional language but mean something entirely different by it.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 4 - Part 15 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 4 - Part 15 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 4 - Part 15 of 28

Van Til once again discusses the thought of Kant and its relation to Karl Barth, highlighting the prevalence of autonomy in modern theology.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 1 - Part 12 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 1 - Part 12 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 1 - Part 12 of 28

Van Til sets out the Christian position rooted in the Trinity and contrasts this with the modern approaches to God of using bare reason.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 3 - Part 14 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 3 - Part 14 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 3 - Part 14 of 28

Van Til explains the thought of Immanual Kant once again and shows how it ignores the Creator-creature distinction at every turn.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Modern Philosophy Before Kant - Part 9 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Modern Philosophy Before Kant - Part 9 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Modern Philosophy Before Kant - Part 9 of 28

Van Til launches into modern philosophy after finishing comments on Aquinas. The theme of the Creator-creature distinction continues to show the problems with rationalism and empiricism.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Middle Ages - Part 7 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Middle Ages - Part 7 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Middle Ages - Part 7 of 28

Van Til continues his lecture on Augustine, showing how his thought was still based on a Greek notion of being. He also discusses Christian ethics based on the Westminster Confession and how they reveal the problems with Greek ethics.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 2 - Part 13 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 2 - Part 13 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Modern Theology, part 2 - Part 13 of 28

Van Til contrasts the Christian position with the "monisms" of Greek and modern thought, arguing that only Christianity has a way forward.

Cornelius Van Til

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Christ and Human Thought: Karl Barth, part 2 - Part 18 of 28Christ and Human Thought: Karl Barth, part 2 - Part 18 of 28

Christ and Human Thought: Karl Barth, part 2 - Part 18 of 28

Van Til gets into volumes 4 and 5 of Barth's Church Dogmatics and explores election in Christ and universalism in Barth's thought.

Cornelius Van Til

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