Greg L. Bahnsen

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Greg L. Bahnsen was an American Reformed philosopher, theologian, and Christian apologist known for his rigorous defense and development of presuppositional apologetics.

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instanceOf Christian apologist
Presbyterian minister
Reformed theologian
person
philosopher
academicDegree B.A. in Philosophy
M.Div.
Ph.D. in Philosophy
Th.M.
birthDate 1948-09-17
causeOfDeath heart complications
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1995-12-11
denomination Orthodox Presbyterian Church
educatedAt University of Southern California
Westminster Theological Seminary
Westmont College
era 20th-century philosophy
20th-century theology
familyName Bahnsen
fieldOfWork Christian apologetics
ethics
philosophy of religion
theology
fullName Greg L. Bahnsen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greg Lyle Bahnsen
givenName Greg
influencedBy Cornelius Van Til
knownFor Christian apologetics debates
application of theonomy in ethics
defense of presuppositional apologetics
transcendental argument for the existence of God
languageSpoken English
nationality American
notableEvent formal debate with atheist philosopher Gordon Stein in 1985
notableWork Always Ready: Directions for Defending the Faith
By This Standard
No Other Standard
Presuppositional Apologetics: Stated and Defended
Theonomy in Christian Ethics
A Christian Theory of Knowledge
surface form: Van Til’s Apologetic: Readings and Analysis
placeOfBirth Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
placeOfDeath United States of America
surface form: United States
positionHeld minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
professor of apologetics
seminary instructor
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Christianity
theologicalTradition Presuppositional apologetics
workedAt Reformed Theological Seminary
Southern California Center for Christian Studies

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Cornelius Van Til influenced Greg L. Bahnsen
The Defense of the Faith influenced Greg L. Bahnsen
Greg L. Bahnsen fullName Greg L. Bahnsen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Greg Lyle Bahnsen
R. J. Rushdoony influenced Greg L. Bahnsen