Introduction--A Review of the Book "A Christian View of Men and Things" by Gordon H. Clark C1S1

Added for the reader benefit. What is Philosophy? An academic discipline that is often divided into five major branches: logic; metaphysics; epistemology; ethics; and aesthetics; A comprehensive system of belief; A general principle (usually moral.)

The Purpose and Limits of this Book
(This is the Review of the first subsection of the book)

In the nineteenth century, the philosophy of the West was mostly Christian. However, with the advent of the twentieth century, many people started to see God as an impersonal being so that even if he does exist he has no effect on the "problems of society." Therefore, many Christians and practically all Atheist believe that Christianity as a prevailing philosophy will never again bring unity to our nation. Unfortunately this could be true, but it is unwise to assume such things without knowledge of how and why civilization has risen or fallen; without a philosophy of history.

Part of the problem is that there is no comprehensive system of philosophy for the Christian. "A God, or a belief in God that had no repercussions either in sociology or epistemology would be of little philosophic import. Therefore what is needed is a theistic philosophy that applies to every area of learning. However, since philosophy integrates all areas of study this would be impossible task except for a “modern Augustine.”

Therefore the attempt of this book will be, “To give some prospect of what a theistic worldview would be."; "Enable the reader to estimate how much of his intellectual capital is the result of reflective choice and how much is the result of imperceptible and desultory social absorption."; "And if I succeed in none of these this book will at least serve as an introduction to philosophy.”

The One and Only
Anthony J McAtee