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The Word of Flux: Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge
Modern man has a problem with knowledge. He cannot accept God's Word about the world or anything else, so anything which points to God must be called into question. Man, once he makes himself ultimate, is unable to know anything but himself. Because of this impasse, modern thinking has become progressively pragmatic. This book will lead the reader to understand that this problem of knowledge underlies the isolation and self-torment of modern man. Can you know anything if you reject God and His revelation? This book takes the reader into the heart of modern man's intellectual dilemma.
152 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2002
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Rousas John Rushdoony
140 books149 followersRousas John Rushdoony was a Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian and is widely credited as the father of both Christian Reconstructionism and the modern homeschool movement. His prolific writings have exerted considerable influence on the Christian right.
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July 18, 2022
Solid examination of epistemology from a presuppositional master. Rushdoony elaborating on Van Til is incredible.
June 24, 2024
Want a book that cover the topic of the problem of knowledge that arises from unbelieving worldviews? If you want to approach this topic from a biblical worldview this book might be for you. The author Rousas Rushdoony does a good job summarizing the major themes of apologist and theologian Cornelius Van Til when it comes to apologetics and things that are epistemological.
There are eleven chapters in this work. The first chapter is about facts and epistemology and the second one addresses the topic of circular reasoning. Chapter three is on facts and epistemology and the next is on faith and knowledge. This is followed by chapters on the “Epistemological Man,” “Irrational Man” and “The Death of God Debate.” Chapters eight and nine then look at the issues of authority: “Authority and knowledge” and “ultimate authority.” Chapter ten goes over what is a valid epistemology with the last chapter on the flight of reality. There are four appendices as well that should not be missed.
This book was originally copyrighted 1965. This was written some decades ago! Yet it is amazing to see how Rushdoony’s discussion about the problem of human autonomous reasoning is timeless and relevant with today’s social and cultural climate in the West. This is a work that is worth reading; if you are familiar with Presuppositional Apologetics, it is worth reading to sustain one’s consciousness to think biblically and if you are new to Presuppositional Apologetics, while I recommend you start reading other introductory work still it is worth reading to see how it applies to the question of the problem of knowing things in a non-Christian worldview.
There are eleven chapters in this work. The first chapter is about facts and epistemology and the second one addresses the topic of circular reasoning. Chapter three is on facts and epistemology and the next is on faith and knowledge. This is followed by chapters on the “Epistemological Man,” “Irrational Man” and “The Death of God Debate.” Chapters eight and nine then look at the issues of authority: “Authority and knowledge” and “ultimate authority.” Chapter ten goes over what is a valid epistemology with the last chapter on the flight of reality. There are four appendices as well that should not be missed.
This book was originally copyrighted 1965. This was written some decades ago! Yet it is amazing to see how Rushdoony’s discussion about the problem of human autonomous reasoning is timeless and relevant with today’s social and cultural climate in the West. This is a work that is worth reading; if you are familiar with Presuppositional Apologetics, it is worth reading to sustain one’s consciousness to think biblically and if you are new to Presuppositional Apologetics, while I recommend you start reading other introductory work still it is worth reading to see how it applies to the question of the problem of knowing things in a non-Christian worldview.
February 10, 2024
A good book on the ideas surrounding epistemology. Natural man has a knowledge limitation, which is not to say that he is not intelligent, more to say that he is trying to put a large puzzle together without all the pieces. He can’t make the missing pieces and worse, he doesn’t even recognize that they are missing - but the puzzle is never complete and he toils over it not understanding why. It takes someone to provide those pieces to him, which is to say that it takes a regenerating work of Christ.
Christians are often unaware of the problem of knowledge and this causes them to treat unbelievers like something that they are not. Our apologetic methods, our evangelism, our preaching and teaching, and other forms of reaching out to unbelievers are powerless without the transforming work of the Gospel. God uses both the sword and the trowel in his redeeming work for unbelievers, but as Rushdoony points out, we must not capitulate on the knowledge of God or the knowledge of man, the two starting points for all other knowledge.
Christians are often unaware of the problem of knowledge and this causes them to treat unbelievers like something that they are not. Our apologetic methods, our evangelism, our preaching and teaching, and other forms of reaching out to unbelievers are powerless without the transforming work of the Gospel. God uses both the sword and the trowel in his redeeming work for unbelievers, but as Rushdoony points out, we must not capitulate on the knowledge of God or the knowledge of man, the two starting points for all other knowledge.
March 16, 2019
Another in Rushdoony's trilogy on modern philosophy
July 8, 2013
Easily one of my favorites. Very influential.
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