Sire's Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept provides a useful companion volume for those desiring a more in-depth discussion of the nature of a worldview. The Universe Next Door has been translated into over a dozen 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. In a world of ever-increasing diversity, The Universe Next Door offers a unique resource for understanding the variety of worldviews that compete with Christianity for the allegiance of minds and hearts. The book continues to build on Sire's refined definition of worldviews from the fourth edition and includes other updates as well, keeping this standard text fresh and useful. Sire 3.94 4,219 ratings266 reviews When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly thirty years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. Included in this expanded format are a new chapter on Islam and informative sidebars throughout. His book The Universe Next Door, published in 1976 and as of 2020 in its sixth edition, has sold over 400,000 copies and has been translated into 20 foreign languages. Sire (Ph.D. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog James W. In this new fifth edition James Sire offers additional student-friendly features to his concise, easily understood introductions to theism, deism, naturalism, Marxism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism, New Age philosophy and postmodernism. Refusing to adopt an explicit worldview is itself a worldview or at least a philosophical position.For more than thirty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. We will adopt either one stance or another.

#4 We cannot avoid assuming some answers to these questions. #3 A worldview is made up of a series of basic assumptions that are generally unquestioned by each of us, rarely mentioned by our friends, and only brought to mind when we are confronted with a foreign ideology. It is not a professional philosophy or theology, but a basic understanding of the world that we all have. It is the basis for all our thoughts and actions. #2 A worldview is a set of presuppositions that we hold about the basic makeup of our world. We must understand and then genuinely communicate with others in a pluralistic society. Jims book, The Universe Next Door, was one of the main influences for nursing faculty like. #1 The purpose of this book is to outline the basic worldviews that underlie the way we in the Western world think about ourselves, other people, the natural world, and God or ultimate reality. Sire, former senior editor of InterVarsity Press.

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The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire