Van Til begins exploring the church fathers (Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Tertullian), showing how they contributed to apologetis but also did not challenge the deeper assumptions of unbelieving thought.

Van Til lectures on the genius of St. Augustine and how he continued to struggle with platonic influence, even though his biblical faith was sincere and won out over Platonism.

Van Til continues his discussion of the Creator-creature distinction in contrast to the Greek form-matter scheme, as well as the thought of Clement and Origen. For Van Til, we must continue to challenge the fundamental assumptions of unbelieving thought, including assumptions about God and the nature of man.

Van Til introduces G.C. Berkouwer and his relation to neo-orthodox thinkers such as Barth and Von Balthasar. He also provides behind-the-scenes details about Westminster's split from Princeton and the ensuing aftermath.

Van Til revisits the Christian philosophy of life and situates humans as creatures in covenant, making all people either covenant keepers or covenant breakers.

Van Til unpacks Paul's message in 2 Corinthians 2 concerning true wisdom and the glorious triumph of the cross.

Van Til contrasts biblical Christianity with modernity's "practical atheism," which tries to substitute science for prayerful worship of the true God.

Van Til applies three points of Kantian philosophy to Post-Kantian thought, grounding them in Genesis 3. These include (1) the principle of autonomy, (2) the pure contingency of the world, and (3) man's rational capacity. These points are addressed fully only in Christ.