Comments on: Cleveland's Greatest Philosopher (A Tribute to Ronald Nash)

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Anonymous — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:52:00 +0000

Say It Ain

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Anonymous — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:40:00 +0000

Ronald Nash was my first philosophy teacher. I took several courses from him at Houghton College in the early 1960s, and he was a major influence on my decision to pursue an academic calling as a philosopher. As a college senior I wrote a major paper under his mentorship, comparing the apologetic methods of E.J. Carnell and Cornelius Van Til, and I still see that exercise–with the many conversations I had with Ron on the subject–as a formative influence on my own intellectual development. Over the years Ron and I were together at conferences and consultations on many occasions. We had come to disagree on some important questions, especially relating to politics and economics. I loved to tease him that someday I would write a book claiming that he was the key influence on my views about matters of public policy. Beneath his humorous–not without a touch of the caustic!–responses I always detected a note of affection. I hope he discerned my own affection for him. I mourn his passing and thank the Lord for his signigicant labors in the Kingdom.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:45:00 +0000

Roger, I just received official confirmation of Dr. Nash's death late last night from both Dr. Mohler and Bill Haynes, Nash's pastor. Here is my brief tribute: "Nash has Gone Home"

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:38:00 +0000

This is sad news. Nash' Faith & Reason was a tremendous help to the formation of my own apologetic reasoning. In 2003 I had the pleasure to not only hear him speak (Reasons to Believe conference), but to converse with him afterwards. He was gracious, cordial, and extremely helpful, offering me additional assistance through personal e-mail correspondence. One could not walk away from a meeting with him and not see the joy and hope of our faith. Rusty Lopez