Monergism Books

Gary DeMar (Editor)

Binding: Hardcover
Page Count: 270
Publisher: American Vision
ISBN#: 978915815609

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Description: Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen believed that to deal with the academics of the day and their arguments against the Christian faith, it is necessary to do battle with them at the highest levels of scholarship using their intellectual tools against them. He could quickly analyze and give direct and compelling answers to all their objections. Prior to his untimely death in 1995, Dr. Bahnsen delivered a series of lectures on apologetics at American Vision’s Life Preparation Conference. These lectures are rare in that they are some of the only video presentations of Dr. Bahnsen’s teachings. The week-long sessions, presented before high school and college students, set forth the basics of the Christian worldview and the biblical approach to defending the faith. These lessons have been distilled and turned into a one-of-a kind handbook on apologetics.

Pushing the Antithesis consists of twelve chapters that include study questions, an answer key, a glossary of terms, and a comprehensive bibliography. If you want to be equipped to present the truth of the gospel in a compelling way, then Pushing the Antithesis is required reading. 

Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: The Myth of Neutrality 5
Chapter 2: Destroying Philosophical Fortresses 25
Chapter 3: Defining Worldviews 41
Chapter 4: Worldview Features 55
Chapter 5: Alternative Worldviews 75
Chapter 6: Worldviews in Collision 95
Chapter 7: Overcoming Metaphysical Bias 109
Chapter 8: Approaching the Unbeliever 137
Chapter 9: The Problem of Moral Absolutes 165
Chapter 10: The Uniformity of Nature 185
Chapter 11: The Problem of Universals 199
Chapter 12: Personal Freedom and Dignity 215
Answer Key 239
Glossary of Terms and Phrases 273
Index 281

Monergism Review : I have always recommended anything by Greg Bahnsen. The reason is simple: he was a champion defender of the Christian faith. Young minds can learn so much from him. Bahnsen had a “matter-of-fact” method for debunking the ideologies of non-belief. He is easy to understand, sharp as sharp can be and Biblically sound as a theologian. In Bahnsen you can always expect the best and strongest of “Van tillian thought” without the muddled wording of Van til. This is because Bahnsen was a great communicator. “Pushing the Antitheses” is just as helpful as any of his works on apologetics I recommend it to young and old alike. An apologist’s apologist for non-apologists.    - B. K. Campbell