| The Right Questions: Truth, Meaning & Public Debate Special Edition Contributor(s): Johnson, Phillip E. (Author), Pearcey, Nancy (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0830832130 ISBN-13: 9780830832132 Publisher: IVP OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Going far beyond matters of creation and evolution, Johnson calls for all true educators and leaders to openly pursue questions of ultimate concern, including questions about the meaning of human history, about God, and God's Word. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Social Issues - Religion | Christian Theology - Apologetics |
| Dewey: 239 |
| LCCN: 2002006756 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.58" W x 8.38" (0.55 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: An ECPA 2003 Gold Medallion Finalist Phillip E. Johnson pries the lid off public debate about questions of ultimate concern--questions often suppressed by our society's intellectual elite. Moving far beyond matters of creation and evolution, Johnson outlines the questions we all ought to be asking about the meaning of human history, the limits of scientific inquiry, religion and education in a pluralistic society, truth, liberty and moral choices, and God and His Word, Jesus Christ. Johnson deftly demonstrates how the reigning naturalistic philosophy not only squelches public debate but also constrains us to ask the wrong questions. Unless we start with the right questions, Johnson argues, our discussions will be framed by the assumptions of that very philosophy which must be challenged. Johnson asserts that even the Christian church has much too often passively accepted this limiting frame of mind to the detriment of all. But Christian faith and conviction instead ought to lead in opening up the search for truth and meaning through the kind of public education that "teaches in controversy." Then all of us will be prepared to engage in lively, informed and civil debate about the questions that really matter.
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Contributor Bio(s): Pearcey, Nancy: - A frequent lecturer, Pearcey has spoken to actors and screenwriters in Hollywood; at universities such as Dartmouth, Stanford, USC and Princeton; at national labs like Sandia and Los Alamos; in Congress and the White House; and for political organizations like the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, includingThe Washington Times, First Things, Human Events and The Regent University Law Review. Pearcey has written or contributed to several works, includingThe Soul of Science and the ECPA Gold Medallion winner How Now Shall We Live? Her latest book, Total Truth, was featured on C-SPAN, received an Award of Merit in the Christianity Today 2005 Book Awards, and won the ECPA Gold Medallion Award for best book of the year in the Christianity and Society category. |