Definitions for "Presuppositionalism"
Presuppositionalism is a method defense of the gospel which mandates that we first presuppose or assume that Christianity is true. This doctrine is that Christianity must be presupposed as true first, or man cannot discover it's riches or understand the meaning of Life. [ back
a conservative Christian belief that accepts on faith that God exists and that the Bible is true. No attempt is made to prove these beliefs logically or from evidence. Leading proponents of presuppositional apologetics include Greg Bahsen, John Frame, Abraham Kuyper, and Cornelius Van Til.
An apologetic method which requires that Christianity be assumed as true. There is no neutral starting point from which Christianity can be judged. Christianity must be presupposed in order to discover the meaning of anything whatsoever. The chief presuppositionalist of this century has been the Reformed apologist Cornelius Van Til. Chalcedon is presuppositional.