
Many years ago as a young Christian I wanted to purchase this lecture series. So the fact that this is now available for free is a treat.
But let’s back up. A few months ago our blog mentioned that all of Apologist Greg Bahnsen’s MP3 Lectures now free for download!
He’s my favorite apologist and has shaped me in so many ways. He’s one of my role models with his example of scholarship, intellect, boldness to defend the faith, his desire to be biblical and also his pastoral heart. And everything he did was so intense.
Here is a quick bio of Bahnsen:
Greg L. Bahnsen, (1948-1995), was an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and a full time Scholar in Residence for the Southern California Center for Christian Studies. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Southern California, specializing in the theory of knowledge. He previously received the B.A. (magna cum laude, philosophy) from Westmont College, and then simultaneously earned the M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Bahnsen lectured to a broad range of evangelical Christian groups at many colleges and conferences. He was an experienced apologist and debater, a clear and cogent teacher of the Christian worldview who was devoted to training believers in understanding and applying the Christian faith to every area of life. He published numerous scholarly articles, a number of well-known books, and has over 1,500 recorded lectures and sermons.
Among those 1,500 lectures Bahnsen taught a four part series titled “Answer to Frame’s Critique of Cornelius Van Til.” It was just loaded this month on July 7th!
Bahnsen and Frame, both of who are scholars and apologists I appreciate, disagreed on some matters concerning apologetics methodology though I find both useful.
I realize for some reading this might want to begin with an intro to Presuppositional Apologetics than the deep end of this discussion. If this is you I recommend Free Greg Bahnsen Apologetics Course from Gospel Coalition
Here’s the MP3s:
1 – Profound Differences Between Traditional & Presuppositional Methods pt 1 (1 of 4)
2 – Profound Differences Between Traditional & Presuppositional Methods pt 2 (2 of 4)
Good morning. I hope you had a wonderful Sunday of ministry.
Thanks for the great resource.
Blessings.
Reading the names from the title alone, makes me say these are your favorites. Blessings to you and your family!
Thanks for your kind words Kent; was really drained with ministry this weekend and didn’t get to read your post last night; plus I stayed up till 5 researching and reading up something philosophical. How was your weekend overall?
Just a typical weekend, Jim.
Thanks for the resources, Slim Jim! These are obviously way over my T-101 head, but I know you have many readers that can comprehend this material. That said, this serves to remind me that I definitely need to listen to Bahnsen’s debate with Catholic apologist Jerry Matatics and priest Michael Manning.
Will you post a review of Bahnsen’s debate with Matatics and Manning? Do you have the audios for those debates??? If you do review them I would like to link your posts in our Presup round up when you get to it!
I will definitely review the debates after I listen to them. Yup, I do have the link to the free downloads.Thanks! I appreciate your support as always….just need to do it!
Thank you for sharing the wealth, Pastor Jim. I’m not familiar with Greg Bahnsen so I think I’ll check out the free apologetics course that you have linked to.
Awesome! Be blessed Chris!
Thank you!
Great to learn more about who has/is forming you in your walk with the Lord! Blessings and praying for you to get some rest based on another comment.
Aww thanks! I need some serious rest. I need to get around to plan a vacation
Would you stay in CA for vacation or are you looking to travel?! I don’t know how much time you can take off; however, if y’all are interested in a trip to PA, Nathan and I will totally help y’all with that!!!
Thank you for catching these offers.:)
You’re welcome! Grateful to God for so many free quality resources these days!! I’m amazed and thank God! He is good amen??
Amen and Amen.
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Very impressive Bio.
Indeed! Crissy, hang in there with everything…God bless you
I downloaded them all and saved them
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