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Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling

James W. Sire (Author)

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Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 263
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN#: 9780830822737

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Description: A 2001 Christianity Today Book of the Year!

What is an intellectual?

How can you learn to think well?

What does it mean to love God with your mind?

Can the intellectual life be a legitimate Christian calling?

Is the intellectual life your calling?

James Sire brings wit and wisdom to bear on these questions and their possible answers. And he offers an unusual "insider's view" of learning how to think well for the glory of God and for the sake of his kingdom. In Habits of the Mind Sire challenges you to avoid one of the greatest pitfalls of intellectual life--by resisting the temptation to separate being from knowing. He shows you how to cultivate intellectual virtues and disciplines--habits of mind--that will strengthen you in pursuit of your calling. And he offers assurance that intellectual life can be a true calling for Christians: because Jesus was the smartest man who ever lived, Sire argues, you can and should accept the challenge to think as well as you are able.

Preface - PDF
1. Confessions of an Intellectual Wannabe - PDF
4. How Thinking Feels - PDF

"Few contemporary evangelical writers have so profitably explored the meaning and implications of the Christian worldview and the Christian mind as has Jim Sire. Now his wise, well-informed and witty work Habits of the Mind puts us even further in his debt. His profound ruminations on the nature, purpose, responsibilities and feel of the Christian intellect delves deeply into Scripture and draws richly from history. His chapter "Jesus the Reasoner" will forever silence those who think the Savior has no or little regard for logic. Bravo!"
—Douglas Groothuis, associate professor of philosophy, Denver Seminary, and author of Truth Decay

"This may be Sire's best book yet! It's valuable for the quotes alone. He has introduced us to many fellow travelers on the road to wisdom who are great discoveries in themselves. He helpfully points us to all the important links--mind and heart, passion for holiness and passion for truth--links that should be indissoluble, but alas are not, between knowing truth and obeying God. And he occasionally has the chutzpah to preach it! I'm going to highly recommend it to all the faculty and graduate students I'm in touch with."
—Terry Morrison, director of faculty ministries, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

"Over the last twenty-five years, no one has written so widely and helpfully about the challenge facing Christian students as James Sire. Page upon page, year after year, he has set before a generation the meaning of the Christian faith--intellectually rich and profoundly true--but always in tension with the ideas and issues of our time. And now he has given us Habits of the Mind and a window into his own journey among students. One hears countless conversations and a lifetime of listening in this call to love what we believe, to live the truth even as we learn to probe and ponder it."
—Steven Garber, scholar-in-residence, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and author of The Fabric of Faithfulness

About the Author
James W. Sire (Ph.D., University of Missouri), formerly a senior editor at InterVarsity Press, is an active speaker and writer. He has taught English, philosophy, theology, and short courses at many universities and seminaries. He continues to be a frequent guest lecturer in the United States and Europe. His InterVarsity Press books and Bible studies include The Universe Next Door (a worldviews textbook), Scripture Twisting, Discipleship of the Mind, Chris Chrisman Goes to College, Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?, Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling, Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept, Learning to Pray Through the Psalms, Why Good Arguments Often Fail and A Little Primer on Humble Apologetics.

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