Reformed Fox
Puritan Board Freshman
What does "Reformed Epistemology" mean to you?
For the longest time, I associated the term almost exclusively with Van Til. Whenever he would engage in epistemological pursuits this would be “Reformed Epistemology”. His dissertation was even given that exact title and the work dovetailed nicely with presuppositional apologetics (or at least that was my impression).
Recently I discovered that outside reformed circles, the term “Reformed Epistemology” is applied rather regularly to the work of Alvin Plantinga. He seems to be regarded as the more-or-less standard reformed theologian in broader Protestant circles.
Both these uses seem to be widespread, so I was curious, how have you heard the term used? Should we make any effort to pin it down?
For the longest time, I associated the term almost exclusively with Van Til. Whenever he would engage in epistemological pursuits this would be “Reformed Epistemology”. His dissertation was even given that exact title and the work dovetailed nicely with presuppositional apologetics (or at least that was my impression).
Recently I discovered that outside reformed circles, the term “Reformed Epistemology” is applied rather regularly to the work of Alvin Plantinga. He seems to be regarded as the more-or-less standard reformed theologian in broader Protestant circles.
Both these uses seem to be widespread, so I was curious, how have you heard the term used? Should we make any effort to pin it down?