FRAME AND BAHNSEN ON VAN TIL’S APOLOGETIC: A COMPARISON By: Thomas F. Booher John Frame and Greg Bahnsen are two of the most well-known advocates of Van Tillian presuppositional apologetics. Both studied under Van Til and are especially qualified to write on his apologetic method. What follows will be a brief examination of both Frame and Bahnsen’s analysis of Van Til’s apologetic. It will become evident that, on the whole, Bahnsen is in greater agreement with Van Til’s thought than Frame is, though both men would claim to accept the heart of Van Til’s methodology. Frame and Bahnsen will be discussed together, examining their interaction with Van Til’s teaching in several key areas, highlighting both their agreements and disagreements. For Cornelius Van Til, an apologetic dialogue between believer and unbeliever is always a mighty clash of two opposing worldviews. It is necessary for the Christian apologist to present and defend Chr
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