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  • The Universe Next Door
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    The Universe Next Door

    A Basic Worldview Catalog

    by James W. Sire
    Foreword by Jim Hoover

    For more than forty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for an introduction to worldviews. This sixth edition uses James Sire's widely influential model of eight basic worldview questions to examine prominent worldviews that have shaped the Western world, critiquing each worldview within its own frame of reference and in comparison to others.

  • Apologetics Beyond Reason
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    Apologetics Beyond Reason

    Why Seeing Really Is Believing

    by James W. Sire

    In this accessible and engaging work, veteran apologist Jim Sire gives us eyes to see the signs all around us that point to the specific truth of God in Christ. Sire focuses on the power of good literature—even from those who deny the existence of God—to enable us to perceive and testify to God's reality in ways that rational argument alone cannot.

  • Chris Chrisman Goes to College
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    Chris Chrisman Goes to College

    and faces the Challenges of Relativism, Individualism and Pluralism

    by James W. Sire

    Weaving the story of Chris Chrisman's freshman year with expository chapters on individualism, pluralism, relativism and privatization, James W. Sire helps readers think through the complex ideas which confront Christians and non-Christians alike on university campuses.

  • Habits of the Mind
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    Habits of the Mind

    Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling

    The IVP Signature Collection

    by James W. Sire

    Can the intellectual life be a legitimate Christian calling? James Sire brings wit and wisdom to this question in his deeply personal exploration of how to think well for the glory of God and the sake of his kingdom, showing how to cultivate intellectual virtues—habits of the mind—that will strengthen you in pursuit of your calling.

  • Beginning with God
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    Beginning with God

    A Basic Introduction to the Christian Faith

    by James W. Sire

    In this personal, easy-to-read book, James Sire offers a basic introduction to the foundational beliefs of Christianity for seekers and believers who want to understand the central teachings of the Bible. The chapters in this expanded edition are organized around a simple scheme: creation, fall, redemption, new life in Christ, life in the church.

  • Learning to Pray Through the Psalms
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    Learning to Pray Through the Psalms

    by James W. Sire

    Though they were written centuries ago, the Psalms still resonate deeply today, giving voice to thoughts and longings. James W. Sire offers background information that helps you read ten Psalms with deeper insight. He also lays out a meditative, step-by-step approach to using the psalmists' words as a guide for your own personal conversation with God.

  • Hidden Worldviews
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    Hidden Worldviews

    Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives

    by Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford

    Steve Wilkens and Mark Sanford show how to detect the individualism, consumerism, nationalism, moral relativism, scientific naturalism, New Age thinking, postmodern tribalism and salvation as therapy that fly under our radar. Building on the work of worldview thinkers like James Sire, this book helps those committed to the gospel story recognize those rival cultural stories that compete for our hearts and minds.