Finding Truth
by Nancy Pearcey | Book Summary
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Author: Nancy Pearcey
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In Romans 1:18-32, Paul gives five Biblical principles that help us interact with and uncover the idols of other worldviews:
Every thought system has a God-substitute. In His Word, God has provided the truth. We need to challenge idolatrous thinking and present God's case. These five principles help us avoid only focusing on what we don't believe and get us to the point where we present a positive case for Christianity. They equip us to confidently defend our faith in a world that is increasingly running away from God. |
Nancy Pearcey has been a visiting scholar at Biola University's Torrey Honors Institute, professor of worldview studies at Cairn University, and Francis A. Schaeffer scholar at the World Journalism Institute. Currently she is professor of apologetics and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, a fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, and editor at large of The Pearcey Report.
Formerly an agnostic, Pearcey studied in Heidelberg, Germany, in the early 1970s, and in Switzerland at L'Abri Fellowship under Francis Schaeffer. She earned a BA from Iowa State University, an MA from Covenant Theological Seminary, and pursued graduate work in history of philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. She also has written Love Thy Body.
Finding Truth
by Nancy Pearcey
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Nancy Pearcey |
| Publisher | David C. Cook |
| Date | 2015 |
| Pages | 384 |
Overview:
Every worldview outside Christianity has a God substitute, an idol. The challenge Christians have is to uncover what the idol is and to present a compelling alternative. Christians do not need to be afraid of competing worldviews. Other worldviews, at some point, will kill themselves because they are self-defeating.
In Romans 1:18-32, Paul gives five Biblical principles that help us interact with and uncover the idols of other worldviews:
- Identify the idol.
- Identify the idol's reductionism.
- Test the idol: Does it contradict what we know about the world?
- Test the idol: Does it contradict itself?
- Replace the idol: Make the case for Christianity.
Every thought system has a God-substitute. In His Word, God has provided the truth. We need to challenge idolatrous thinking and present God's case. These five principles help us avoid only focusing on what we don't believe and get us to the point where we present a positive case for Christianity. They equip us to confidently defend our faith in a world that is increasingly running away from God.
Nancy Pearcey has been a visiting scholar at Biola University's Torrey Honors Institute, professor of worldview studies at Cairn University, and Francis A. Schaeffer scholar at the World Journalism Institute. Currently she is professor of apologetics and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University, a fellow at the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, and editor at large of The Pearcey Report.
Formerly an agnostic, Pearcey studied in Heidelberg, Germany, in the early 1970s, and in Switzerland at L'Abri Fellowship under Francis Schaeffer. She earned a BA from Iowa State University, an MA from Covenant Theological Seminary, and pursued graduate work in history of philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. She also has written Love Thy Body.