God, Revelation, and Authority, Volumes 1-6

by Carl F.H. Henry

Book by Henry, Carl Ferdinand Howard

Genres: Theology, Philosophy, Christian

348 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Carl Ferdinand Howard Henry was an American evangelical Christian theologian who served as the first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today, established to serve as a scholarly voice for evangelical Christianity and a challenge to the liberal Christian Century.

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Carl F. H. Henry's magnum opus. A bit laborious at times but covers many subjects form a conservative perspective. I am choosing to read this book, five pages a day. At current pace, it will take me 552 days to read it. An joiners?

[Terry Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

FINALLY, finished Carl F.H. Henry's magna opus "God, Revelation & Authority (6 vols)! It took me MANY years to buy all the volumes at book sales. It was many more years before I began to tackle them. To be truthful, it was a SLOG....but well worth it. I. H. Marshal reportedly ended his review of the work by saying that he hoped one day it would be translated into English! I fully understand the sentiment, but, the real problem is not so much being poorly written, but rather the lack of editing and organization. Also, for my money, Henry spent too much time and space on debating and responding to various philosophers and theologians (liberal; neo-orthodox; existentialist). But, when he settles down to the task of elaborating on direct divine revelation in its manifold beauty there are many gems to be mined.
As something of a side benefit, I am now aware that Clark Pinnock--in his earlier years--was quite solidly orthodox and well-worth the read. I am also aware of Henry’s mentor, Gordon Clark, whom I now desire to read. Highly recommend, but BEWARE! Now, what to read next?!

[Brian Chilton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indispensable Book

I purchased this set for a class I was taking which discussed the methods of theology. While I am an evidentialist and remain one, Henry's work did not, thereby, convince me to change. Nonetheless, he does denote the issues surrounding how we know what we know, and to what level can sense phenomena address the intrinsic reality of the noumena. Henry's presuppositionalism is very open to evidence. Thus, if one was inclined to be a presuppositionalist, Henry's methodology is far superior to Van Til's.

[Jeff Noble]

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