Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept

Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept
ISBN-10
083082779X
ISBN-13
9780830827794
Category
Religion
Pages
163
Language
English
Published
2004-05-06
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Author
James W. Sire

Description

In this companion volume to The Universe Next Door, James W. Sire offers his refined definition of a worldview and addresses key questions about the history of worldview thinking, the existential and intellectual formation of worldviews, the public and private dimensions of worldviews and how worldview thinking can help us navigate an increasingly pluralistic universe.

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