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The Universe Next Door (4th edition)
Authors: James Sire
ISBN: 0830827803
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Number of pages: 259
Type of cover: Soft Cover
Summary:
Worldview is common sense, which is to say, worldview is so apparently ordinary that we don't notice it. Worldview is thus more basic to our cognitive lives than ideology, which we consciously adopt and modify as circumstance requires. Worldview is harder to change.The Universe Next Door is a basic description of several prominent world views in contemporary society.
Christianity is at once a religion, contextualized to cultures around the world in sometimes staggering variety; a way of understanding the meaning of history. A Christian faith pushes implications down the intellectual line: A loving God, who forgives sin: this is our faith, and this faith shapes our social relations every bit as much as our spiritual relations.
But while it is important to understand our own faith, it is also crucial to come to terms with the fundamental differences we have with other people. Have you ever been baffled by a friend’s opinions, that seem to go against ‘common sense’? Possibly because they view the world through very different lenses than you.
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. Now the fourth edition refines the definition of worldview itself, incorporating Sire's thinking and teaching during the past decade.
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