Greg Bahnsen

Gregory Lyle Bahnsen
Born(1948-09-17)September 17, 1948
DiedDecember 11, 1995(1995-12-11) (aged 47)
ChildrenDavid Bahnsen
Education
EducationWestmont College (BA)
Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv, ThM)
University of Southern California (PhD)
ThesisA conditional resolution of the apparent paradox of self-deception (1978)
Doctoral advisorGordon H. Clark
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolPresuppositionalism, Christian philosophy
Notable ideasPresuppositional apologetics, postmillennialism, theonomy

Greg Bahnsen (/ˈbɑːnsən/; September 17, 1948 – December 11, 1995) was an American Calvinist philosopher and Christian apologist. He was a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church and a full-time Scholar in Residence for the Southern California Center for Christian Studies (SCCCS). He is also considered a contributor to the field of Christian apologetics, as he popularized the presuppositional method of Cornelius Van Til. He is the father of David Bahnsen, an American portfolio manager, author, and television commentator.