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Highlights
- Can the intellectual life be a legitimate Christian calling?
- About the Author: 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.
- 264 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Christian Theology
- Series Name: IVP Signature Collection
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About the Book
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.
Book Synopsis
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.
Review Quotes
"Few contemporary evangelical writers have so profitably explored the meaning and implications of the Christian worldview and the Christian mind as has Jim Sire. Now his wise, well-informed, and witty work Habits of the Mind puts us even further in his debt. His profound ruminations on the nature, purpose, responsibilities, and feel of the Christian intellect delve deeply into Scripture and draw richly from history."
"Over the last twenty-five years, no one has written so widely and helpfully about the challenge facing Christian students as has James Sire. Page upon page, year after year, he has set before a generation the meaning of the Christian faith-intellectually rich and profoundly true. Now in Habits of the Mind, one hears countless conversations and a lifetime of listening in this call to love what we believe, to live the truth even as we learn to probe and ponder it."
"This may be Dr. Sire's best book yet! He has introduced us to many fellow travelers on the road to wisdom who are great discoveries in themselves. He helpfully points us to the all-important links-mind and heart, passion for holiness and passion for truth-links that should be indissoluble, but alas are not, between knowing truth and obeying God."
About the Author
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.