"Muether does a masterful job of tracing the personal history of this 'father of presuppositionalism.' I could not put this book down."
- K. Scott Oliphint, Professor of Chruch History at Westminster Theological Seminary

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This work contributes to an understanding of Van Til and his apologetic insights by placing him within the context of twentieth century developments in North American Reformed theology, including the formation of Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the rise of neo-evangelicalism, and American reception of Karl Barth.

Extensive research from published sources, unpublished archives, personal interviews. Views Van Til's apologetic contribution in light of his commitment to the Word and the church.

About the Author: John R. Muether (M.A.R., Westminster Theological Seminary) is librarian and associate professor of church history at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. The coauthor of four volumes, Muether has served on the Harvard Divinity School library staff and has been librarian at Western Theological Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary. He has served on the editorial board of Regeneration Quarterly and on the board of directors of Mars Hill Audio. He is historian of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and serves on that denomination's Christian Education Committee.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Apologist and Churchman
• 1. A Child of the Afscheiding
• 2.'Fit Modesty and Unreserved Conviction'
• 3. From Dutch Reformed to American Presbyterian
• 4. Reformed or Evangelical?
• 5. The New Machen against the New Modernism
• 6. Through the Fires of Criticism
• 7. Presbyterian Patriarch
• 8. Steadfast, Unmovable, and Abounding
• Conclusion: Against the World, for the Church

288 pages

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