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Summary: Making Sense of Your World covers it all!
Review: Making Sense is an excellent source for those wishing to study world views. It is a clearly written and well-documented book, which demonstrates the validity of the Christian world view as the thinking person's world view. In preparation for world views presentations, I have gone back to this book several times over the last few years. Making Sense is the best all-around book covering the pivotal issues of world views.
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Summary: A Biblical Worldview & Other Worldviews in Light of It
Review: The text is a thorough examination of worldviews...from a Biblical worldview. Presenting composite definitions of all worldviews, the authors then examine them in light of a Biblical worldview. The book is both thoroughly objective and thoroughly apologetic in nature, utilizing their own Biblical bias as the frame of reference for tying up loose ends and bringing every examination full circle. The book is (1) objective in that it presents every possible worldview, recognizing major categories (i.e. Naturalism, trandscendentalism, thiesm, and a Biblical worldview) and minor subdivisions of the respective worldviews, allowing the case for each to have its place. It is (2) apologetic in the sense that its sole purpose is to, once again, bring every examination full circle back to a sound defense of a Biblical worldview. The text presents and examines: (1) The concept of worldview; (2) The world of worldviews, when, and how they collide; (3) The case for a Biblical worldview; (4) The essentials of a Biblical worldview; (5) What's wrong? The problem of evil; (6) Who's right: The problem of pluralism; (7) A view for the self; (8) A view for the family; (9) A view for the church; (10) And, a view for the world. One of the text's greatest strengths is its utilization of practical graphs and illustrations that serve to map out comparisons and contrasts of concepts, among other information. Such graphs include: (1) A classification of major worldviews; (2) Some transcendental distinctions; (3) Theistic religions; (4) Comparisons of worldviews; (5) The canon Jesus affirmed; (6) The canon Jesus anticipated; (7) Ancient texts and the New Testament; (8) And, explanations of personal suffering. William E. Brown is a professor of Bible and President of Bryan College. W. Gary Phillips is a professor of Bible and Philosophy, Chair of the Division of Biblical Studies at Bryan College, and Pastor of Signal Mountain Bible Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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