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Consequently, they will not be liable for any loss or damage sustained by any reader as a result of his or her action upon any statement or opinion in this Work. <br /><strong>In cases where a manuscript is NOT accepted for publication by the editorial board, the portions of this agreement regarding the publishing licensing shall be null and void and the authors will be free to submit this manuscript to any other publication for first publication.</strong></p> <p>Our copyright policies are author-friendly and protect the rights of our authors and publishing partners.</p> https://koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/2505 <p>Pascal’s <em>Wager</em> is probably the most analyzed apologetic argument in the history of apologetics. What has often been the case, however, is that this piece of Pascal’s <em>Pens</em><em>é</em><em>es</em> has often been misinterpreted and taken out of the Pascal’s total apologetic work. For that reason, the <em>Wager</em> has been misappropriated and has undergone a battery of misplaced criticism. Taken in its proper context, the <em>Wager</em> is a beautiful vindication of the Christian faith, cleverly constructed to make the skeptic re-think his position and contemplate the importance of the Christian faith. Much confusion exists about the placement of this particular <em>Pens</em><em>é</em><em>es</em>, and where it is situated in his overall apology (<em>Pens</em><em>é</em><em>es </em>418) lends itself to the challenge of what has become “the Many Gods Objection.” For that reason, I would suggest that Pascal’s <em>Wager</em> belongs at the very beginning of his <em>Pens</em><em>é</em><em>es</em>, where the rest of the <em>Pens</em><em>é</em><em>es</em> are an explanation for the reason Christianity is the most attractive belief. Postmodern philosophers have re-appropriated the <em>Wager</em> and made it fit their own philosophical and theological presuppositions playing in the hands of the “Many-Gods-Objection.” This paper describes the beauty of Pascal’s <em>Wager</em> in its proper context and expresses the erroneous postmodern appropriation of the Wager.</p> Bill Nyman Copyright (c) 2024 Bill Nyman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 2024-04-04 2024-04-04 89 1 10.19108/KOERS.89.1.2505 https://koersjournal.org.za/index.php/koers/article/view/2512 <p>Herman Dooyeweerd and Dirk H. Th. Vollenhoven played complementary roles in the development of Reformational philosophy. This paper examines the role that Dooyeweerd had to play and examines the development of his philosophy.</p> <p><a href="https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.89.1.2512"><img src="https://koersjournal.org.za/public/site/images/editor/DOI_logo.svg_(2)_31.png" alt="" />https://doi.org/10.19108/KOERS.89.1.2512</a></p> Jeremy Ive Copyright (c) 2024 Jeremy Ive https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 2024-03-27 2024-03-27 89 1 10.19108/KOERS.89.1.2512