T F Torrance can be listened to
here. He is largely responsible for exporting Karl Barth into Scotland, with some success, it seems, though the Church of Scotland has now reached a post-liberal mindset.
What one may make of Karl Barth is anyone's guess. I find him superb - in many respects, but nevertheless most dangerous. Van Til's critique is fully justified in not yielding an inch.
I possess a letter written by T.F. Torrance which attacks John Murray in a surprisingly vicious and unworthy manner. I deem Murray to be far more preeminent in many respects.
Both Barth and T F Torrance's contributions are distinctly non-Reformed, contrary to their protestations. Much of what they say is stimulating, but Barth, if one may say so, speaks with a 'forked tongue'. Both men, with their learning, have distracted the Church from the simplicity of the Gospel, with disastrous consequences. For academic purposes neither Torrance nor Barth can be ignored, but their legacy is mixed, to say the least.
It is gratifying to look at Karl Barth's
response to a question related to his written works. Let's hope that his reply was unequivocally non-Barthian.
