Hidden Worldviews

Author: Steve Wilkens
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830878475
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Steve Wilkens and Mark Sanford show how to detect the individualism, consumerism, nationalism, moral relativism, scientific naturalism, New Age thinking, postmodern tribalism and salvation as therapy that fly under our radar. Building on the work of worldview thinkers like James Sire, this book helps those committed to the gospel story recognize those rival cultural stories that compete for our hearts and minds.

Hidden Worldviews

Author: Steve Wilkens
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
ISBN: 9781459665774
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
Why do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It's our choice? Yes, but there are forces, often unseen, that shape every decision we make and every action we take. These hidden, life - shaping values and ideas are not promoted through organized religions or rival philosophies but fostered by cultural habits, lifestyles and the institutional structures of society. Steve Wilkens and Mark Sanford shine a spotlight on the profound challenges to Christianity and faithful Christian living that come from worldviews that comprise the cultural soup we swim in. The authors show how to detect the individualism, consumerism, nationalism, moral relativism, scientific naturalism, New Age thinking, postmodern tribalism and salvation as therapy that fly under our radar. Building on the work of worldview thinkers like James Sire, this book helps those committed to the gospel story recognize those rival cultural stories that compete for our hearts and minds.

Hidden Worldviews

Author: Steve Wilkens
Publisher: IVP Academic
ISBN: 9780830838547
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Naming the Elephant

Author: James W. Sire
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830827794
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
In this companion volume to The Universe Next Door, James W. Sire offers his refined definition of a worldview and addresses key questions about the history of worldview thinking, the existential and intellectual formation of worldviews, the public and private dimensions of worldviews and how worldview thinking can help us navigate an increasingly pluralistic universe.

Living at the Crossroads

Author: Michael W. Goheen
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 9781441201997
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
How can Christians live faithfully at the crossroads of the story of Scripture and postmodern culture? In Living at the Crossroads, authors Michael Goheen and Craig Bartholomew explore this question as they provide a general introduction to Christian worldview. Ideal for both students and lay readers, Living at the Crossroads lays out a brief summary of the biblical story and the most fundamental beliefs of Scripture. The book tells the story of Western culture from the classical period to postmodernity. The authors then provide an analysis of how Christians live in the tension that exists at the intersection of the biblical and cultural stories, exploring the important implications in key areas of life, such as education, scholarship, economics, politics, and church.

Leading from the Lions' Den

Author: Tom Harper
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 0805444424
Category : Christian leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Tom R. Harper gathers and expounds on 66 business principles-one from each book of the BibleÑthat have inspired best-practice leadership for thousands of years.

Big Ideas

Author: David S. Norris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982403211
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
God's Big Ideas take a bit of time to understand. Rather than gobbling down dessert, savor your warm apple pie with a cup of latte and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side. Don't be content with the glass of water you hold in your hand; reflect on the rolling waves of the ocean as they dance into the horizon.Really Big Ideas are neither sound bytes nor proof texts. Big Ideas are the Narrative in God's Story of Relationship, the only Real Story, after all, that is worth telling.

Christ and Culture Revisited

Author: D. A. Carson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802867383
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Called to live in the world, but not to be of it, Christians must maintain a balancing act that becomes more precarious the further our culture departs from its Judeo-Christian roots. How should members of the church interact with such a culture, especially as deeply enmeshed as most of us have become? In this award-winning book -- now in paperback and with a new preface -- D. A. Carson applies his masterful touch to that problem. After exploring the classic typology of H. Richard Niebuhr with its five Christ-culture options, Carson offers an even more comprehensive paradigm for informing the Christian worldview. More than just theoretical, Christ and Culture Revisited is a practical guide for helping Christians untangle current messy debates about living in the world.

The universe next door

Author: James W. Sire
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442974605
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description

Cultural Engagement

Author: Josh Chatraw
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
ISBN: 0310534585
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
How should Christians approach important contemporary issues like war, race, creation care, gender, and politics? Christians in every culture are confronted with social trends and moral questions that can be difficult to navigate. But, the Bible often doesn't speak directly to such issues. Even when it does, it can be confusing to know how best to apply the biblical teaching. In Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues authors Joshua D. Chatraw and Karen Swallow Prior first offer a broadly accessible framework for cultural engagement and then explore specific hot topics in current Western culture including: Sexuality Gender Roles Human Life and Reproduction Technology Immigration and Race Creation and Creature Care Politics Work Arts War, Weapons, and Capital Punishment Featuring contributions from over forty top thinkers, proponents of various views on the specific topics present their approaches in their own words, providing readers an opportunity to fairly consider options. Unique in how it addresses both big-picture questions about cultural engagement and pressing current issues, Cultural Engagement provides a thorough and broad introduction useful for students, professors, pastors, college ministers, and any believer wanting to more effectively exercise their faith in the public square.