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Habits of the Mind Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling

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ISBN-10: 0830822739

ISBN-13: 9780830822737

Edition: 2000

Authors: James W. Sire

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A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year!What is an intellectual?How can you learn to think well?What does it mean to love God with your mind?Can the intellectual life be a legitimate Christian calling?Is the intellectual life your calling?James Sire brings wit and wisdom to bear on these questions and their possible answers. And he offers an unusual "insider's view" of learning how to think well for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom. In Habits of the Mind Sire challenges you to avoid one of the greatest pitfalls of intellectual life--by resisting the temptation to separate being from knowing. He shows you how to cultivate intellectual virtues and disciplines--habits of…    
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List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 7/5/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 263
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682

James W. Sire (PhD, University of Missouri), formerly a senior editor at InterVarsity Press, is an active speaker and writer. He has taught English, philosophy, theology, and short courses at many universities and seminaries. He continues to be a frequent guest lecturer in the United States and Europe. His InterVarsity Press books and Bible studies include The Universe Next Door (a worldviews textbook), Scripture Twisting, Discipleship of the Mind, Chris Chrisman Goes to College, Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?, Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling, Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept, Learning to Pray Through the Psalms, Why Good Arguments Often…    

Preface
Confessions of an Intellectual Wannabe
John Henry Newman As an Intellectual
The Perfection of the Intellect
How Thinking Feels: What Is an Intellectual?
The Moral Dimension of the Mind: What Is a Christian Intellectual?
Perfecting the Intellect: The Intellectual Virtues
Perfecting the Intellect: The Intellectual Disciplines
Thinking by Reading
Jesus the Reasoner
The Responsibility of a Christian Intellectual
Notes
Index