Bestselling apologist and former student introduce and defend the traditional evangelical interpretation of biblical inerrancy for a new generation.

Defending Inerrancy: Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generation

Religion & Spirituality

Norman L. Geisler

Roach, William C.

Christian Books & Bibles

Baker Books

Hermeneutics as Epistemology: A Critical Assessment of Carl F. H. Henry's Epistemological Approach to Hermeneutics

Historic Protestantism and evangelicalism has always been committed to the authority of Scripture and interested in the proper interpretation of the Bible. They uphold the motto: As Scripture says, God says; and as God says, Scripture says. Many today claim this type of reasoning is faulty, since individuals can no longer know the true meaning of Scripture because there are no stable metaphysical or epistemological frameworks. Moreover, they claim that approaches, such as the one presented by Carl F. H. Henry, no longer provide adequate grounds to address the pressing hermeneutical issues. This study responds to these types of claims showing each of these proposals is based upon faulty first principles or misrepresentations. This book surveys hermeneutical innovations and Henry's epistemological hermeneutic to show that Henry's epistemology is foundational to his hermeneutic, offering present-day evangelicals an epistemologically justified approach to hermeneutics as epistemology and methodology. The book will be of importance to those with interest in evangelical hermeneutics or philosophical hermeneutics in general. It provides a clear assessment of the impact of Carl F. H. Henry's epistemology and hermeneutic, and strives to respond to criticisms raised against his Augustinian, Reformed, revelational, cognitive-propositional hermeneutic.

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Wipf and Stock

Historic Protestantism and evangelicalism has always been committed to the authority of Scripture and interested in the proper interpretation of the Bible. They uphold the motto: As Scripture says, God says; and as God says, Scripture says. Many today claim this type of reasoning is faulty, since individuals can no longer know the true meaning of Scripture because there are no stable metaphysical or epistemological frameworks. Moreover, they claim that approaches, such as the one presented by Carl F. H. Henry, no longer provide adequate grounds to address the pressing hermeneutical issues. This study responds to these types of claims showing each of these proposals is based upon faulty first principles or misrepresentations. This book surveys hermeneutical innovations and Henry's epistemological hermeneutic to show that Henry's epistemology is foundational to his hermeneutic, offering present-day evangelicals an epistemologically justified approach to hermeneutics as epistemology and methodology. The book will be of importance to those with interest in evangelical hermeneutics or philosophical hermeneutics in general. It provides a clear assessment of the impact of Carl F. H. Henry's epistemology and hermeneutic, and strives to respond to criticisms raised against his Augustinian, Reformed, revelational, cognitive-propositional hermeneutic. ""The decisive way to counter error in biblical understanding is to outflank it at the level of its own arbitrary first principles, and to set biblically based first principles in their place. Dr. Roach shows us very fully how Carl Henry did this, by setting current hermeneutical fashions in the corrective frame of an Augustinian, Bible-based, cognitive-propositional account of how God reveals, and how we receive, his word of truth. As Henry was masterful in doing this on the grand scale, so Roach is masterful in vindicating Henry against those who would critique or ignore him. This is a very valuable piece of work."" --J. I. Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College and Co-founder of ICBI ""Carl F. H. Henry was a theological titan--a man whose theology is worthy of careful academic investigation. William Roach's assessment of Henry's hermeneutics is both stimulating and illuminating. Readers will find this book to be a well-researched and careful investigation of Henry's theology and a welcome addition to existing scholarship on him."" --R. Albert Mohler, Jr., President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ""During a century when liberal and neo-orthodox theologians were insisting upon non-cognitive and modified cognitive views of propositional revelation; Carl F. H. Henry helped to define and defend the classic evangelical stance of the Bible as cognitive-propositional revelation. During our time serving together on the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy, Henry and the rest of the ICBI leaders sought to clearly articulate the evangelical view and resist all opposing views. However, sadly, in our day, there has been a resurgence of liberal and neo-orthodox theology among evangelical theologians. In his work, Hermeneutics as Epistemology, William Roach evaluates Henry's views and reintroduces him into the current dialogues in hermeneutics. You will find his work to be well-researched, faithful to Henry, and a powerful defense of evangelical bibliology and hermeneutics."" --Norman L. Geisler, Former President of ETS and Co-founder of ICBI ""Carl F. H. Henry was one of evangelicals' premiere thinkers in the latter half of the twentieth century. He guided and shaped the movement as much, if not more so, than any other person, especially in terms of rigorous theological reflection. For him to vanish into the dustbin of history would be a tragic loss for the twenty-first century. A number of scholars have sought to ensure this does not happen. Roach is one such individual. This book is a welcome addition to the growing scholarship on Henry. I am delighted to welcome

Wipf & Stock Publishers

Since the time of the Reformation, Protestants have sounded the motto: Justification is by faith alone. Counter-Reformers responded to Protestant theologians claiming sola fide is a legal fiction and foreign to the text of Scripture. Advocates of the New Perspective on Paul have responded to the Protestant doctrine of justification, offering a "fresh" or "new" perspective on Paul's theology, one grounded in the pattern of religion prevalent in Second Temple Judaism. Among their many conclusions is the belief that Augustine and his followers, including the Reformers and present-day evangelicalism, have misunderstood Paul and his letters.The influence of both Roman Catholic and NPP theologians has sounded an alarm for many Protestant theologians and pastors, such as William Roach, an ordained minister and theologian. If Protestant theologians forego the classic doctrine of justification and Roman Catholic or NPP views find a home in the church or seminaries, not only could the doctrine of justification be distorted in this age, but any grasp and assurance of Paul's theology would be lost too. So, Roach is sounding a warning in this primer, which has been written to equip the local church to defend the classic and biblical view of justification.

Sola Fide: A Primer on Paul’s Doctrine of Justification in Romans

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This book is an important part of the historical record of Dr. Norman L. Geisler. It displays Geisler's intellectual gifts and devotion to the Lordship of Christ in his defense of Christianity and classic evangelicalism. This book, written by one of Geisler's long-time and trusted assistants, will be of importance to those who want a first-hand interpretation of Geisler and the significance of Geisler's method for present-day evangelicalism. It provides a clear assessment of the impact of Geisler's embrace of classical realism, classical theism, the doctrine of inerrancy in the context of twentieth century evangelical theology, while providing a way forward to apply Geisler's method in the twenty-first century.

DEFENDING EVANGELICALISM: The Apologetics of Norman L. Geisler

Christian Publishing House

Defending Evangelicalism: The Apologetics of Norman L. Geisler

Independently published

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Defending Inerrancy: Affirming the Accuracy of Scripture for a New Generation

Hermeneutics as Epistemology: A Critical Assessment of Carl F. H. Henry's Epistemological Approach to Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics as Epistemology: A Critical Assessment of Carl F. H. Henry's Epistemological Approach to Hermeneutics

Sola Fide: A Primer on Paul’s Doctrine of Justification in Romans

DEFENDING EVANGELICALISM: The Apologetics of Norman L. Geisler

Defending Evangelicalism: The Apologetics of Norman L. Geisler