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Universe Next Door A Basic Worldview Catalog

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ISBN-10: 0830827803

ISBN-13: 9780830827800

Edition: 4th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: James W. Sire

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When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly thirty years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In concise, easily understood prose, James W. Sire explained the basics of theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism and the new consciousness.The second edition was updated and expanded to include sections on Marxism and secular humanism, as well as a completely reworked chapter on what is now widely known as New Age philosophy rather than new consciousness. And the third edition offered further updating and revisions, including a thoroughly revised chapter on New Age philosophy and, perhaps most importantly, a new chapter…    
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List price: $17.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 5/6/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 259
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

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 to the Fourth Edition
A World of Difference: Introduction
A Universe Charged with the Grandeur of God: Christian Theism
The Clockwork Universe: Deism
The Silence of Finite Space: Naturalism
Zero Point: Nihilism
Beyond Nihilism: Existentialism
Journey to the East: Eastern Pantheistic Monism
A Separate Universe: The New Age
The Vanished Horizon: Postmodernism
The Examined Life
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