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Summary: Very good book! Just what we needed, 40 years ago
Review: I pretty much agree with the other reviews in this section. This book is superb in pointing out the logic in using your mind as a means to worship and serve God Most High. I read it clear through, then loaned it out to people who are reading it.Faith is NOT belief without proof! That is just being dumb. Faith is TRUST without reservation. God gives us many reasons to TRUST Him. Our faith is a gift from Him, yet that does not mean we close our eyes and refuse to think. To do that would go against scripture. Read this book and find out for yourself!
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Summary: Developing the Mind of Christ
Review: In this brilliant work Moreland shows how loving God with your mind is fundamental to Christianity and to one's relationship with God. This book does more than just exhort people to read apologetics (not a bad cause, though); it teaches how to make loving God with your mind a part of your everyday life and walk with the Lord. In my opinion this book is definitely one of the top 10 Christian Books written in this century. It should be required reading for all Christians, and I mean that. The book is not difficult to read, but you will be challenged in your life to develop your mind into that of Christ Jesus. *For the benefit of my Pentecostal friends I feel it is important to note that no where in the book does Moreland condemn the current revivals; he does, however, make it clear that any revival movement that does not include a strong emphasis on the mind is dangerously incomplete.
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Summary: Not a very good book, IMO
Review: It must be class notes from a class he taught; it was far too muddled to be a stand alone text. There also times where I felt he was encouraging us that we all must think, but we are all to come to the same conclusion.
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Summary: Generally first-rate book on developing a Christian mind
Review: It seems that many Christians forget the part of Jesus's "greatest commandment" which says "Love God with all your ... mind"! Logic and reason are far from being incompatible with biblical Christianity. Rather, they are essential. Moreland's book goes a long way to address this common failing, and Christians can't help but benefit from his book. It is almost essential for Christians studying at secular universities (what Dinesh De Souza called 'islands of repression in a sea of tolerance'), and probably even more so if they're at a nominally Christian one. Moreland shows how to argue logically, and to see through the logical fallacies of many of the anti-christian philosophies pushed by many universities in the West. Many anti-christian philosophies turn out to be self-refuting. For example, the view: 'There is no truth' - this would mean that this sentence itself is not true. And moral relativists attack the Christian view that some things are always right and others are always wrong. Relativists effectively say: 'There are no moral absolutes, so we ought to be tolerant of other people's morals'. Moreland points out that 'ought' implies a moral absolute that toleration is good. Its main disadvantage is that Moreland is 'sixty-forty in favor of the old-earth position' (p.107), possibly because of a slight over-emphasis on extra-biblical revelation.
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Summary: A Timely Message for the Church
Review: J.P. Moreland is that rare individual who is both a bright philosopher and a spiritually powerful Christian. If heeded, the message of his latest book will transform the mind and character of our culture into the image of Christ. Must reading for every person who knows Jesus to be the Christ.
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Summary: A Good Wake Up Call for the Church
Review: J.P. Moreland is the noted Christian philosopher who defeated Kai Nielsen in their famous debate. Moreland wrote this book in response to the anti-intellectualism manifested in our many churches. He sets out a detailed program for recapturing the "life of the mind" for Christ. Timely.
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Summary: A Must Read for the Whole Christian Church
Review: J.P. Moreland, eminent apologist and Christian philosopher, has done it again. This book is awesome. Moreland begins with an historical account of why he thinks Christianity took a turn for the worst and moved into a state of anti-intellectualism. He then, in chapter one, two and three, discusses in detail how the Christian can gain back intellectual prowess. In part two of the book, Moreland proceeds to instruct the Christian into correct thinking via logic, philosophy, and correct theology. Part three consists of apologetics and its place in Christianity as well as developing a sound Christian world view and perspective. Part four takes what has been covered up to this point and incorporates it into an admonishment of sorts to "recapture the intellect in the Churches." Moreland has also included an Appendix (1) that lists many of the Christian organizations and ministries that focus on apologetics, philosophy, and other intellectual pursuits. Moreover, Moreland includes, in appendix (2)that consists of a list of required reading in various fields of study from politics to philosophy to apologetics to physics, etc. This book is wonderfully written and unfortunately pin point accurate. Thus, it should be read by every Christian in all areas of life.
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Summary: A Church Changing Book
Review: Moreland brilliantly identifies the plague of anti-intellectualism in the modern evangelical church and provides key distinctions for developing a deep, coherent, consistent understanding of the role of reason in the life of discipleship to Jesus Christ. If taken seriously, this book has the power to initiate a movement within the church to become, once again, a powerful voice in the public square. Every pastor absolutely must read this book if we as a church are to stand in this post-Christian, post-modern world in which we live. Also recommended: Christianity and the Nature of Science; Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis of Ethics; Scaling the Secular City; The Creation Hypothesis
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Summary: Christians, take note: Our mind is our friend
Review: Moreland does the Christian community a favor by writing this book, which could have easily been entitled, "Using Our Christian Mind in a World That Doesn't Want us to Think." Unfortunately, I have seen too many Christians pooh-pooh the concept of "loving God with all your mind" and instead focus on the "heart and soul." I just heard someone say, "The only thing that's important is loving Jesus." What does that mean? For her, it is pretty much forgetting anything intellectual. To reach her goal of worshipping Jesus, she apparently desires to continually sing worship choruses and read fluffy sections of the Bible every day. This is a dangerous trend in our evangelical Christian society today where, for many, nothing but good feelings matter. (And when you don't have "good feelings," does this mean God has stopped loving you? Or that you no longer love God? And how am I supposed to think of these things if my mind really doesn't matter? The problems with shutting down the mind are endless.) As Moreland points out, all aspects of our heart, soul, and mind play a role in the true worship of an all-holy God. He does a great job giving reasons why we need to make sharpening our intellect a priority. God has given us brains, so why should we not use them? At the same time, this does not put the mind at the top of our priorities and relegate everything else to a secondary status. I think Moreland tries really hard to show that he wants to avoid a Gnostic mentality. (I see some reviewers before me did not see this, but c'mon, give a break here. The entire premise of his book is stressing how the mind has taken a second-class status with too many Christians. What else was Moreland supposed to stress?) My only complaint is that the book does bog down in several areas. For instance, I don't think it was important in the heart of his book to take five pages and dedicate them to giving a "brief lesson in logic." I've studied logic, but I predict that these five pages would confuse the average layperson. Instead, he should have simplified such a section or else eliminated it and referred the reader to additional resource material. For this and several other "bogged down" areas, I might hesitate giving this book to someone who might be an "average" thinker, even though I might want to convince him that he needs to "love God with all his mind." The book's English is also choppy in several areas and could use a good revision. If we're trying to convince the Christian church, we need to realize that much of the population is currently feeding on sugar-coated eschatalogical "rapture" literature and other fictional nonsense. We don't need to scare them away from thinking--perhaps I'm off track, but I'd love to see a simpler book written for "Joe Christian" at 1st Baptist. Either that or revise this. Except for these minor complaints, I love this book. It proclaims 1 Peter 3:15-16 and says what I've been both thinking and preaching. Thus, every Christian, including church leaders and pastors (yes, even "senior" pastors!--see the last chapter), needs to study Moreland's challenge to the church.
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Summary: Christians, take note: Our mind is our friend
Review: Moreland does the Christian community a favor by writing this book, which could have easily been entitled, "Using Our Christian Mind in a World That Doesn't Want us to Think." Unfortunately, I have seen too many Christians pooh-pooh the concept of "loving God with all your mind" and instead focus on the "heart and soul." I just heard someone say, "The only thing that's important is loving Jesus." What does that mean? For her, it is pretty much forgetting anything intellectual. To reach her goal of worshipping Jesus, she apparently desires to continually sing worship choruses and read fluffy sections of the Bible every day. This is a dangerous trend in our evangelical Christian society today where, for many, nothing but good feelings matter. (And when you don't have "good feelings," does this mean God has stopped loving you? Or that you no longer love God? And how am I supposed to think of these things if my mind really doesn't matter? The problems with shutting down the mind are endless.) As Moreland points out, all aspects of our heart, soul, and mind play a role in the true worship of an all-holy God. He does a great job giving reasons why we need to make sharpening our intellect a priority. God has given us brains, so why should we not use them? At the same time, this does not put the mind at the top of our priorities and relegate everything else to a secondary status. I think Moreland tries really hard to show that he wants to avoid a Gnostic mentality. (I see some reviewers before me did not see this, but c'mon, give a break here. The entire premise of his book is stressing how the mind has taken a second-class status with too many Christians. What else was Moreland supposed to stress?) My only complaint is that the book does bog down in several areas. For instance, I don't think it was important in the heart of his book to take five pages and dedicate them to giving a "brief lesson in logic." I've studied logic, but I predict that these five pages would confuse the average layperson. Instead, he should have simplified such a section or else eliminated it and referred the reader to additional resource material. For this and several other "bogged down" areas, I might hesitate giving this book to someone who might be an "average" thinker, even though I might want to convince him that he needs to "love God with all his mind." The book's English is also choppy in several areas and could use a good revision. If we're trying to convince the Christian church, we need to realize that much of the population is currently feeding on sugar-coated eschatalogical "rapture" literature and other fictional nonsense. We don't need to scare them away from thinking--perhaps I'm off track, but I'd love to see a simpler book written for "Joe Christian" at 1st Baptist. Either that or revise this. Except for these minor complaints, I love this book. It proclaims 1 Peter 3:15-16 and says what I've been both thinking and preaching. Thus, every Christian, including church leaders and pastors (yes, even "senior" pastors!--see the last chapter), needs to study Moreland's challenge to the church.
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