Monergism Books

Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 259
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
ISBN#: 9780830827800

Availability: Usually Ships the Same Business Day

Description: When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly thirty years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In concise, easily understood prose, James W. Sire explained the basics of theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism and the new consciousness.

The second edition was updated and expanded to include sections on Marxism and secular humanism, as well as a completely reworked chapter on what is now widely known as New Age philosophy rather than new consciousness. And the third edition offered further updating and revisions, including a thoroughly revised chapter on New Age philosophy and, perhaps most importantly, a new chapter on postmodernism.

Now the fourth edition refines the definition of worldview itself, incorporating Sire's thinking and teaching during the past decade. (His recent work is showcased in a new book, Naming the Elephant, also published by IVP.)

The Universe Next Door has been translated into several languages and has been used as a text at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature. With the publication of the fourth edition, this book will continue to aid students, teachers and anyone who wants to understand the variety of worldviews that compete with Christianity for the allegiance of our minds and hearts.

Preface to the Fourth Edition - PDF

1. A World of Difference: Introduction - PDF

Monergism Review:   In a nutshell this book sets out to examine the basic assumptions that makeup a worldview. There is really no shortage of literature on apologetics. And with such storehouses of information the problem is deciding which books to read. My children are not quite old enough to grasp the contents of this book (being only one and two), but assuredly and eventually it will be required reading. Sire is right, the content of his book “is a large order… very much like the project of a lifetime” but he pulls it off in roughly 200 pages. This book is now considered a modern classic, and that rightfully so.  more...