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The Journal of the Apologetics Resource Center. Volume 1, Number 2. Building a Christian Worldview. Volume 1, Number 2 [Ervin S. Dates and venues for Autumn The consistent problem-historical method of philosophical historiography. Anakainosis 5 2 and 3: Monday, 31 December Re thinking worldview 9. The term witness conjures up so many different ideas and methods. Not all of them culturally appropriate.
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Bertrand wants to go beyond method: He draws the distinction between being a witness — having the information - and bearing witness — sharing the information. He wants us to move from being consumers of to being contributors to culture via being self-conscious about culture and being a critic of culture. This process follows along similar lines of this book from worldview through wisdom to witness.
Links to this post Email This BlogThis! Book reviews , worldview. Peter Enns's book Inspiration and Incarnation is causing some ripples: Sunday, 30 December Re thinking worldview 8. By this Bertrand means reading to read critically. He cites two common errors in reading; we are largely undiscriminating and undemanding in what we do read. Though he argues that critical reading does not necessarily mean sucking the joy form life. It actually enhances our enjoyment of reading. It would have been good to have these points applied to a text with less obvious worldview overtones.
Saturday, 29 December Re thinking worldview 7. In May Constantinople fell to the Turks after a long hard fought battle. The 5, in Constantinople were very much outnumbered by the , aggressors.
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Analysing their strategies and errors will help us. The first lesson is: Here Bertrand steers a much-needed clear course between personal autonomy and over-reliance on spiritual mentors: Treat spiritual advice as you would a movie review. Draw upon the wisdom of others to form your own judgments — but form your own judgments p In this section he also deals with discernment and makes an interesting distinction between engagers and discerners.
The table summarises his views: Engagers Discerners Descriptions Getting involved with culture Looking for ways to appreciate culture Measuring cultural expressions against Christian norms Looking for ways in which to screen books and films for objectionable or uplifting content Strengths Look for something good Give more space to fiction Trying to protect from something bad More interested in testing the spirit of non-fiction Weaknesses May end up christening some questionable stuff May flip the baby out with the bathwater.
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Update Tom Gilson reviews the new edition here. Reforming My Mind has an extensive list of mp3 sermons on that over-neglected book Ecclesiastes. Tyndale Tech is now available as a blog - much good stuff here. Review of Schaeffer's Escape from Reason. This version has a brief foreword by James Moreland and a two-page index. It is a welcome addition to the IVP Classics series. Re thinking worldview 5. This should have appeared before 6! The second part of the book turns from worldview — thinking - to wisdom - living. This section on wisdom is replete with wisdom.
Bertrand makes some excellent observations on seeking guidance: Chasing after fleeces and green lights and open doors, whatever its virtues, can have the unintended effect of displacing the text in the hunt for a deeper subtext. Thursday, 27 December Re thinking worldview 6. Here Bertrand deals with three important points. First he examines Solomon the archetypical wise person. His three points are: Wisdom is not what YOU think — it is what God thinks. One, of the many, excellent points he makes is that wisdom starts with worldview.
He then examines three questions: Along the way he exposes the poverty and unbiblical nature of a utilitarian approach to wisdom; maximise happiness and minimise pain. Sometimes we have to suffer for good. Wednesday, 26 December Sustainable living. The Jubilee Centre have recently put oline at youtube a number of clips. Volume 9, Number 2. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read.
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