Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living

Plantinga Jr., Cornelius

ISBN 10: 0802839819 / ISBN 13: 9780802839817

Verlag: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0802839819-3-17857082

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The Bible admonishes Christians to love God with the mind as well as with the heart. Engaging God's World clearly links this scriptural mandate with the pursuit of academic life, extolling the crucial role of Christian higher education in the intellectual and spiritual formation of believers.

Chiefly intended to serve as a primer for students beginning college careers but valuable to thoughtful Christians at every stage of life, this volume spells out the central themes of the Christian faith from a Reformed perspective. More important, however, the book shows how Christian higher education fits inside a view of the world and of human life that is formed by these ideas.

"Learning," Cornelius Plantinga writes, "is a spiritual calling; properly done, it attaches us to God." Approaching the topic of education from a variety of angles, Plantinga shows that Christ-centered learning teaches people to correctly see the world as God's creation, to see providence in history, to handle secular knowledge critically, to develop good judgment and, ultimately, to use faith-filled learning in the service of God's kingdom.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Cornelius Plantinga is president emeritus of Calvin Theological Seminary and senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. His previous books include Beyond Doubt, Not the Way It's Supposed to Be, and Engaging God's World, and his many articles and essays have appeared in such periodicals as Books & Culture, Christianity Today, and The Christian Century.

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Titel: Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of ...
Verlag: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good