Biblical Errancy: An Analysis of Its Philosophical Roots

Philosophy has given us insights into the reflections of thinkers on such subjects as God mankind the world and the possibility of knowing ultimate reality. The processes of reasoning and the conclusions of logic are often intensely fascinating. Dr. Geisler reminds us however that the premises and the arguments of philosophy are often faulty leading to a wholly inadequate view of knowledge and revelation. He reiterates Pauls warning to the Colossian Christians: See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy. The contributors to this volume show how the basic presuppositions of many philosophers lead to a denial of a divine inerrant revelation. The views of some modern theologians regarding revelation find their roots in such deceptive philosophy. Chapter titles are: -Inductivism Materialism and Rationalism: Bacon Hobbes and Spinoza - Norman L. Geisler -Skepticism: Hume - Gary R. Habermas -Agnosticism: Kant - W. David Beck -Transcendentalism: Hegel - Winfried Corduan -Existentialism: Kierkegaard - E. Herbert Nygren -Atheism: Nietzsche - Terry L. Miethe -Noncognitivism: Wittgenstein - John S. Feinberg -Mysticism: Heidegger - Howard M. Ducharne Jr.