Dr. Bahnsen takes apologetics beyond the “theory” of defending the faith and places one of the leading, philosophically competent antagonists to Christian theism “under the microscope” for detailed analysis and refutation. Dr. Michael Martin, a philosophy professor at Boston University, has published two hard-hitting books against the faith: Atheism: A Philosophical Justification and The Case Against Christianity. In this 1994 SCCCS Summer Seminar, Dr. Bahnsen walks students through a presuppositional analysis of Martin’s methods, prejudices, and ineffective attacks. 01 — Seminar Themes (1 of ..read more

Speaking at a “Life Preparation Conference,” Dr. Bahnsen offers direct answers for specific apologetic problems, beginning with a very helpful “checklist of defects” to look for in the objections used by unbelievers. 01 — Arbitrariness (1 of 5) 02 — God, Culture, Precondition (2 of 5) 03 — Evolution (3 of 5) 04 — Evil, Mormonism (4 of 5) 05 — Islam (5 of 5) The post Practical Apologetics appeared first on The Bahnsen Institute ..read more

Apologetics is not just for scholars and pastors. God has put his people in many places to meet the various challenges of unbelievers. This three-session seminar demonstrates how every Christian can defend the faith in their place of work. 01 — Apologetics in the Workplace—Part 1 (1 of 3) 02 — Apologetics in the Workplace—Part 2 (2 of 3) 03 — Apologetics in the Workplace—Part 3 (3 of 3) The post Apologetics in the Workplace appeared first on The Bahnsen Institute ..read more

In apologetics, Christians are too often “on the defensive.” Dr. Bahnsen shows that believers need to take the offensive (without being offensive) against those who object to the truth of Christianity. He explains that this involves understanding their underlying worldviews and showing their intellectual futility while realizing that all unbelievers are secret believers who deceive themselves about their knowledge of God. 01 — Worldviews in Collision (1 of 6) 02 — The Certainty of Christianity (2 of 6) 03 — The Futility of Unbelief—Part 1 (3 of 6) 04 — The Futility of Unbelief—Part 2 (4 of 6 ..read more

01 — Amoebas, Apes, and Adam (1 of 7) 02 — The Muslim Menace and Message (2 of 7) 03 — A Tremendously Trustworthy Text (3 of 7) 04 — Miracles and Modern Thought (4 of 7) 05 — The Problems of Pain, Suffering, and Evil (5 of 7) 06 — The Mushy-Mindedness of a Quasi-Atheist 07 — Questions and Answers (7 of 7) The post Getting Down and Dirty appeared first on The Bahnsen Institute ..read more

Sponsored by the visiting scholars-in-residence series at Orange Coast College, this four-part dialogue features representatives of the the three main religions which arose from the Middle East. Dr. Bahnsen challenges the material adequacy of both Judaism and Islam and demonstrates that only God’s grace, declared in the Bible, meets man’s most basic spiritual need. 01 — Islam, Judaism, and Christianity—Part 1 (1 of 4) 02 — Islam, Judaism, and Christianity—Part 2 (2 of 4) 03 — Islam, Judaism, and Christianity—Part 3 (3 of 4) 04 — Islam, Judaism, and Christianity—Part 4 (4 of 4)   The post ..read more

In this video, Rev. Roger Wagner and Rev. Brian De Jong discuss the 1977 debate between Dr. Greg Bahnsen and Dr. R.C. Sproul over apologetic method (Presuppositional Apologetics vs. Classical Apologetics). The post Analysis of the Bahnsen-Sproul Debate appeared first on The Bahnsen Institute ..read more

Dr. Bahnsen and Michael Butler co-teach a 1995 summer seminar on transcendental arguments. With clear and jargon-free analysis, this course critiques various traditional theistic proofs, unpacks the philosophical background of transcendental reasoning, defends Cornelius Van Til’s presuppositional apologetic over against his critics, and above all, equips the saints to prove the objective truth of God’s existence—apart from which one cannot reason, make sense of reasoning, or prove anything at all. 01 — Four Types of Proof (1 of 10) 02 — Van Til’s Why I Believe in God (2 of 10) 03 — Kant in Con ..read more

This formal debate between Dr. Bahnsen and atheist lawyer (former ACLU), Edward Tabash, at the University of California (Davis) in 1993, is a great follow-up to the Bahnsen-Stein debate. Witness again how an atheist fails to wrestle with fundamental philosophical issues. 01 — Does God Exist? — The Bahnsen-Tabash Debate, Part 1 (1 of 2) 02 — Does God Exist? — The Bahnsen-Tabash Debate, Part 2 (2 of 2) The post Does God Exist? (Bahnsen-Tabash Debate) appeared first on The Bahnsen Institute ..read more

In November, 1991, Dr. Bahnsen debated a liberal Presbyterian minister, Dr. James Atwood, who served on the board of a handgun control lobby in Washington, D. C. Does the Bible warrant the civil government curtailing the rights of citizens to own firearms? Dr. Bahnsen forcefully argued from the facts and biblical teaching, defending civil liberties and the scriptural approach to greater peace and less violence in society. 01 — Gun Control Debate, Part 1 (1 of 2) 02 — Gun Control Debate, Part 2 (2 of 2) The post Gun Control Debate appeared first on The Bahnsen Institute ..read more