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The New Evangelicalism

Van Til condemns the 'New Evangelicalism' for denying biblical inerrancy and the historic Christ, urging submission to Scripture. Eyres examines the biblical doctrine of conscience, citing Luther.
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Review of Bernard Ramm, The Pattern of Authority

1957 Presbyterian Guardian: report on the Maitland congregation dispute and outreach news, plus a book review by C. Van Til critiquing Bernard Ramm on Scripture authority vs inner revelation.
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Non-Ecumenical Christians

Urges urgent Christian witness and missionary zeal, affirms the Bible's authority against modernism and ecumenism, and welcomes seminary students to study and preach Christ.
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The Defense of the Faith

Van Til presents a Reformed, presuppositional apologetic, grounding knowledge and reason in Scripture while critiquing common grace, idealism, and modern objections.
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On Preaching Christ

Argues for obedience to civil magistrates, critiques modernism and ecumenicism, and urges faithful preaching of Christ—compassionate mission, warning of judgment, and reliance on Scripture.
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The Christ of the Scriptures

1955 Presbyterian Guardian: report on Bible Presbyterian disputes over independent agencies vs. church-controlled boards, and Van Til's address urging faithful preaching of Scripture's Christ.
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A Christian Theory of Knowledge

Van Til presents a Reformed, presuppositional theory of knowledge: God is the ultimate reference and Scripture the final epistemic authority. He contrasts Protestant, Romanist, and secular methods.
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The Unknown Christ

Argues against ecumenical unity that marginalizes Scripture and the historic Christ. Calls the Church to proclaim individual repentance and Christ's person and work as the redemptive center.
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Christian Theistic Evidences

Van Til's syllabus defends Christian theism against scientific attacks, emphasizing evidences (creation, providence, miracles) and arguing that presuppositions and methodology determine interpretation of facts.
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Building the Ark of God

1953 Presbyterian Guardian criticizes ecumenical missions, urging missionaries to preach the uncompromised gospel, uphold sola scriptura, salvation by grace, and the priesthood of believers.
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A More Excellent Ministry

Reformed articles defending the Lord's Supper as a covenant sacrament, upholding substitutionary atonement and predestination, and warning against ecumenical compromise.
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Witnesses to Christ

Guardian defends its independence and doctrinally rigorous role in Presbyterian life. Van Til urges graduates to be united witnesses, sent and empowered by Christ.
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Particularism and Common Grace

Reformed lectures defending God's sovereignty, common grace and particular redemption. Examines Adamic covenant, universal curse, election, and objections about freedom and chance.
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Reading, Hearing and Keeping the Word of God

Affirms historic biblical Christianity against liberalism and neo-orthodoxy, urging reading, hearing and keeping Scripture. Critiques modern Princeton theology and upholds Westminster Seminary.
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More New Modernism at Old Princeton

Reports the discovery of an ancient Isaiah scroll from a Dead Sea cave and its bearing on Scripture, alongside critique of Princeton's Barthian turn rejecting systematic theology.
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