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Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life As a Christian Calling
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9780830822737
ISBN: 0830822739
Label: InterVarsity Press
Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 263
Publication Date: 2000-09
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Studio: InterVarsity Press
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What is an intellectual? How can we learn to think well? What does it mean to love God with our minds? Can Christians legitimately aspire to becoming intellectuals? And can intellectual life indeed be a Christian calling for some - if not for all?
James Sire puts his supple mind to these questions and offers an unusual insider's view of learning to think well for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom. In particular he shows us how to cultivate "habits of the mind" that will strengthen us in the pursuit of our goal. Because Jesus was the smartest man who ever lived, he argues, we can and should accept the challenge to think as well as we can.
"Few contemporary evangelical writers have so profitably explored the meaning and implications of the Christian worldview and mind as Jim Sire. Now his wise, well-informed and witty work Habits of the Mind puts us even further in his debt." Douglas Groothuis, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Denver Seminary, and author of Truth Decay (IVP)
"This may be Dr. Sire's best book yet! He has introduced us to many fellow travelers on the road to wisdom who are great discoveries in themselves. He helpfully points us to all the important links--mind and heart, passion for holiness and passion for truth--links that should be indissoluble, but alas are not." Terry Morrison, Director Faculty Ministries, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
"Over the last twenty-five years, no one has written so widely and helpfully about the challenge facing Christian students as James Sire. Page upon page, year after year, he has set before a generation the meaning of the Christian faith--intellectually rich and profoundly true. Now in Habits of the Mind one hears countless conversations and a lifetime of listening in this call to love what we believe, to live the truth even as we learn to probe and ponder it." Steven Garber, Scholar-in-Residence, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
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Rating:  - Thinking About Thinking
James W. Sire believes that all followers of Christ are called to use their minds in disciplined, responsible ways, to the best of their abilities, for the glory of God. There's a novel thought, huh? This is part of the fulfillment of Jesus' command to love God with heart, soul, mind and strength.
In Habits of the Mind, Sire gives a challenge to this intellectual calling--even for those who will never become academics or professional intellectuals--as well as some interesting reasoning ... Read More
Rating:  - "Christian Intellectual" is NOT an oxymorn
Jesus called on his followers to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your MIND," and Sire has provided an excellent guide for all who seek to follow Christ's advice. His presentation proves that rational, intelligent thought is not in contradiction with evangelical or conservative Christianity and provides an excellent resource for all who wish to learn how to " think well for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom."
Rating:  - Ok, but not spiritual
I read about two thirds of this book before I realized it wasn't going to get any better. There are much better books out there than this one. Honestly, the author tends to ramble needlessly, and often about very straightforward concepts, like having a God-pleasing thought life. Clearly that's a good thing to want to have, but reading this book did nothing practical to help me have a more God-pleasing thought life, it just stated a lot of reasons why I should want that. BOTTOM LINE: This book is ok but ... Read More
Rating: - Intellectual life is a legitimate Christian calling
This book discusses the life of an intellectual as a legitimate Christian calling. The immediate question, of course, is "what is an intellectual?": Sire answers this question very well and in many ways. He also contrast the difference between merely being intelligent with being an intellectual. Interestingly, Sire argues in one chapter that Jesus was the most INTELLIGENT person who ever lived. Throughout the book Sire takes a position that argues all Christians have been called to be intellectuals ... Read More
Rating: - Please, Please, PLEASE Read This Book!!!
If I could give this book 10 out of 5 stars I'd do it! I'm going to keep this short, because I could easily overdo it on this book. Suffice it to say that if I could force everyone in Christendom to read just one book in there whole lives it would be this book. If I had Bill Gates' money I would by millions of copies of this book and send one to every pastor, Priest, and parishioner in the English-speaking world. Then I'd have it translated into every known tongue and have them sent overseas. I simply ... Read More
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