The Universe Next Door - Sire, James W.

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Résumé :
Over 400,000 Copies Sold! Your Trusted Introduction to the Worldviews That Shape the Western World For more than forty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. Using his widely influential model of eight basic worldview questions, James Sire examines prominent worldviews that have shaped the Western world:theism deism naturalism Marxism nihilism existentialism Eastern monism New Age philosophy postmodernism Islam Intertwined with this analysis, he presents an overview of intellectual history giving insight into the current state of Western thought and culture. Critiquing each worldview within its own frame of reference and in comparison to others, Sire encourages readers to wrestle with life's biggest questions and examine the core beliefs and commitments on which they are building their lives The sixth edition, updated by Sire's longtime editor Jim Hoover, features new explanatory sidebars, helpful charts comparing worldviews and illustrating their historical flow, and a chapter on challenges to a Christian worldview in the twenty-first century. New discussion questions will help readers reflect more deeply on the ideas in each chapter. The Universe Next Door has been translated into over a dozen languages and has been used as a text at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature. In a world of ever-increasing diversity, The Universe Next Door offers a unique resource for understanding the variety of worldviews that claim the allegiance of mind and heart....

Biographie:

James Hoover (MDiv, Gordon Conwell) es el organista de la Iglesia Episcopal de St. Andrew en Downers Grove, Illinois. Est? jubilado de sus treinta y cinco a?os como director editorial adjunto de IVP y editor senior de IVP Academic. Trabaj? como editor principal de IVP en el ?rea de estudios patr?sticos, supervisando el trabajo editorial de los 29 vol?menes de Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, los 5 vol?menes de la serie Ancient Christian Doctrine, los 15 vol?menes de la serie AncientChristian Texts y la Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity.

James W. Sire (1933-2018) was a widely respected apologist, author, and lecturer who served for more than thirty years as senior editor at InterVarsity Press. He is the author of over twenty books, including the seminal apologetics title The Universe Next Door, Apologetics Beyond Reason, and Discipleship of the Mind.