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.

The universe next door

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

Book Description

Worldview

Author: David K. Naugle
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802847614
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
Conceiving of Christianity as a "worldview" has been one of the most significant events in the church in the last 150 years. In this new book David Naugle provides the best discussion yet of the history and contemporary use of worldview as a totalizing approach to faith and life. This informative volume first locates the origin of worldview in the writings of Immanuel Kant and surveys the rapid proliferation of its use throughout the English-speaking world. Naugle then provides the first study ever undertaken of the insights of major Western philosophers on the subject of worldview and offers an original examination of the role this concept has played in the natural and social sciences. Finally, Naugle gives the concept biblical and theological grounding, exploring the unique ways that worldview has been used in the Evangelical, Orthodox, and Catholic traditions. This clear presentation of the concept of worldview will be valuable to a wide range of readers.

Rethinking Worldview

Author: J. Mark Bertrand
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433520842
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Everyone has a worldview. How did we get it? How is it formed? Is it possible by persuasion and logic to change one's worldview? In Rethinking Worldview, writer and worldview teacher J. Mark Bertrand has a threefold aim. First, he seeks to capture a more complex, nuanced appreciation of what worldviews really are. Then he situates worldviews in the larger context of a lived faith. Finally, he explores the organic connections between worldview and wisdom and how they are expressed in witness. Bertrand's work reads like a conversation, peppered with anecdotes and thought-provoking questions that push readers to continue thinking and talking long after they have put the book down. Thoughtful readers interested in theology, philosophy, and culture will be motivated to rethink their own perspectives on the nature of reality, as well as to rethink the concept of worldviews itself.

Discipleship of the Mind

Author: James W. Sire
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780877849858
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Discussing worldview thinking, the foundations of knowledge and the relationship between knowing and doing, James W. Sire shows Christians how to honor God with their minds.

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.

Transformational Discipleship

Author: Eric Geiger
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433678543
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
A broadly experienced trio of rising church leaders share substantive research on churches and individuals that will help readers foster a culture wherein people intentionally grow in their Christian faith.

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.

Habits of the Mind

Author: James W. Sire
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830848789
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Can the intellectual life be a legitimate Christian calling? James Sire brings wit and wisdom to this question in his deeply personal exploration of how to think well for the glory of God and the sake of his kingdom, showing how to cultivate intellectual virtues—habits of the mind—that will strengthen you in pursuit of your calling.

Thought and Knowledge

Author: Diane F. Halpern
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 1134637861
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 654

Book Description
This best-selling textbook, written by award-winning educator and past president of the American Psychological Association, Diane F. Halpern, applies theory and research from the learning sciences to teach students the thinking skills they need to succeed in today's world. This new edition retains features from earlier editions that have helped its readers become better thinkers. A rigorous academic grounding based in cognitive psychology is presented in a clear writing style with a humorous tone and supported by numerous practical examples and anecdotes. Thought and Knowledge, Fifth Edition has been revised to help students meet the challenges of a global neighborhood and make meaningful conclusions from the overwhelming quantity of information now available at the click of a mouse. The skills learned with this text will help students learn more efficiently, research more productively, and present logical, informed arguments. Thought and Knowledge, Fifth Edition is appropriate for use as a textbook in critical thinking courses offered in departments of psychology, philosophy, English, humanities, or as a supplement in any course where critical thinking is emphasized.