Worldviews in Conflict : Choosing Christianity in the World of Ideas

by Ronald H. Nash

• ISBN13: 9780310577713
• ISBN10: 0310577713
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-08-01
• Publisher: ZONDERVAN

Summary

This world is a battlefield in the arena of ideas. The prize is the heart and mind of humankind. In this book, Ronald Nash outlines the Christian way of looking at God, self, and the world. He holds that worldview up against the tests of reason, logic, and experience, particularly discussing the problems of evil and the alleged "nonsense" of the historic Christian doctrines and of Jesus' incarnation and resurrection. He finds the Christian worldview sound and urges Christians to equip themselves intellectually to defend the faith on that battlefield. He particularly hits the attractions to our generation of naturalism and the New Age movement, pointing out their weaknesses and pitfalls as well as those of older worldviews. "Christian theism," he writes, "is a system that commends itself to the whole person" but he stresses that a great difference exists between "belief that" and "belief in."

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

1. What is a Worldview?

2. The Christian Worldview

3. How to Choose a Worldview

4. A Further Look at the Test of Reason

5. Christianity and the Test of Reason

6. A Further Look at the Problem of Evil

7. Naturalism

8. The New Age Movement

9. The Incarnation and the Resurrection

10. Winning the Battle in the World of Ideas

Suggestions for Further Reading