Our world is alive with fascinating new ideas, discoveries, and technologies. But for Christians this can also present problems-especially when the values of postmodernism and secular university life conflict with basic Christian principles. What should Christians do when their beliefs come under attack in the classroom or the public square?
Loving God with All Your Mind shows us that the answer is neither wholesale rejection of intellectual life and culture, nor blind acceptance of it. The answer lies in understanding that Jesus is Lord of all of life and that everything in life must be carefully viewed in the light of what Christ's lordship means. Gene Edward Veith unfolds a dazzling critique of the postmodern intellectual world and culture. He affirms the part that is good and true, but he also shows crucial weaknesses that have such a hold over contemporary thought. This book shows Christians how to survive and flourish in a postmodern world while affirming the truth of the Christian faith.
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Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: 7th October 2003 Catalog: Book Media: Paperback Number Of Pages: 160 Ean: 9781581345124 Isbn: 1581345127
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Engaging Minds for Christ in Postmodernistic Times ~ Written on Mar 11, 2004. 37 out of 37 users found this review helpful.
Veith here updates his 1987 offering under the same title. Realizing that the picture had shifted somewhat, but not entirely, thus this update.
It is engaging, stimulating and exhiliarting to hear how a Christian mind can hold up to the propoganda and temptations of the culture, especially in academia these days. Veith has experience which is pertinent, but more than that, he has read and thought much about the topic. The fruit herewith for us to digest is nourishing and confrontational. He honorably does not just protest without provision of action. And all of this in a wonderful prose and style which is truly a joy to read.
This is a clarion call for the church not to withdraw from engagement with a culture gone awry, but to bring with us minds for Christ into all disciplines. Because God is of creation and humanity, He provides the Christian with learning and contributions to cultural and academic pursuits. Veith argues persuasively using Daniel at the University of Babylon as the Biblical standard for doing just that.
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This wonderful resource for the church should be utilized widely as to how the love of God in Christ Jesus for each Christian should be carried out to to the world we live in. Truly, how to be in the world but not of.
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