Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives Contributor(s): Wilkens, Steve (Author), Sanford, Mark L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830838546 ISBN-13: 9780830838547 Publisher: IVP Academic
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2009 |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Discipleship - Religion | Christian Theology - Apologetics - Religion | Philosophy |
Dewey: 261 |
LCCN: 2009026581 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.70 lbs) 218 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Features: Illustrated, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Christianity Today 05/01/2010 pg. 62 |
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Publisher Description: Why do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It's our choice? Yes, but there are forces, often unseen, that shape every decision we make and every action we take. These hidden, life-shaping values and ideas are not promoted through organized religions or rival philosophies but fostered by cultural habits, lifestyles and the institutional structures of society. Steve Wilkens and Mark Sanford shine a spotlight on the profound challenges to Christianity and faithful Christian living that come from worldviews that comprise the cultural soup we swim in. The authors show how to detect the individualism, consumerism, nationalism, moral relativism, scientific naturalism, New Age thinking, postmodern tribalism and salvation as therapy that fly under our radar. Building on the work of worldview thinkers like James Sire, this book helps those committed to the gospel story recognize those rival cultural stories that compete for our hearts and minds. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sanford, Mark L.: - Mark L. Sanford (M.Div., Nazarene Theological Seminary) is instructor in practical theology and facilitator of discipleship groups at Azusa Pacific University.Wilkens, Steve: - Steve Wilkens (Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is professor of theology and ethics at Azusa Pacific University. He is the author of Good Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans, Christianity Western Thought, Volumes 2 and 3 (coauthored with Alan Padgett), and Beyond Bumper Sticker Ethics. |
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