Habits of the Mind

Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling

By James W. Sire

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 263 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: July 2000

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2273-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2273-7
IVP Order Code: 2273

Related Subjects

Christian Thought
College and University

"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!"

"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."

"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."