(DE)SCRIPTION : AUTHOR'S
NOTE
Everybody has a worldview, a perspective
on life, and sometimes we're forced to re-think. The world can surprise
and overwhelm us, and when that happens, it helps to know what's
really important in life. Rethinking Worldview explores some essential
questions from a Christian perspective, starting with what "worldviews" really
are, how they are formed and how they change. It's a chronicle of
one man's intellectual journey, written to encourage fellow travelers
along the way. (JMB)
PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION
This ambitious volume seeks to rethink worldview, restore wisdom
to its central role in the Christian life, and regain a credible
and creative witness in the wider culture.
Everyone has a worldview. How did we get it? How is it formed? Is
it possible by persuasion and logic to change one’s worldview?
In Rethinking Worldview, writer and worldview teacher J. Mark Bertrand
has a threefold aim. First, he seeks to capture a more complex, nuanced
appreciation of what worldviews really are. Then he situates worldviews
in the larger context of a lived faith. Finally, he explores the
organic connections between worldview and wisdom and how they are
expressed in witness.
Bertrand’s work reads like a conversation, peppered with anecdotes
and thought-provoking questions that push readers to continue thinking
and talking long after they have put the book down. Thoughtful readers
interested in theology, philosophy, and culture will be motivated
to rethink their own perspectives on the nature of reality, as well
as to rethink the concept of worldviews itself.
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