Van Til’s Christian-Theistic Ethics

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Jul 22, 2026 · 6m

In “Van Til’s Christian Theistic Ethics,” Rushdoony argues that Cornelius Van Til’s 1947 work provides a powerful theological foundation for an eschatology of victory grounded in the absolute antithesis between theonomy and autonomy, insisting that Christian ethics must begin not with abstract moral teachings but with creation, the Fall, and the atoning work of Christ at Calvary. Van Til presents Christ as Creator-Redeemer, places God—not man—at the center of all reality, and defines man’s highest good as the Kingdom of God, realized as believers live out their calling as God’s vicegerents in…