Foundations of Christian Thought

Written by a veteran Christian educator, this readable book describes the relationship between the Christian faith and the world of learning by looking at the five modern worldviews competing with Christian theism.

Mark P. Cosgrove (Ph.D., Purdue University) is a professor and chairman of the psychology department at Taylor University

Preface

9

(4)

Part 1: The Concept of Worldview

Introduction: Developing a Christian Mind

13

(62)

1. What Is a Worldview?

19

(9)

2. Worldview Beliefs and Persons

28

(7)

3. Faith: The Foundation for Learning

35

(8)

4. Learning: The Partner of Faith

43

(11)

5. Integration of Faith and Learning

54

(10)

6. Testing Worldviews

64

(11)

Part 2: Worldviews in Conflict

Introduction: Modernism and Postmodernism

75

(41)

7. Naturalism: Biological Machines

85

(13)

8. Secular Humanism: A "Street" Version of Naturalism

98

(9)

9. Atheistic Existentialism: "Freak" Persons

107

(9)

10. Pantheism: Spirit Nonpersons

116

(11)

11. The New Age Movement: A "Street" Version of Pantheism

127

(7)

12. Christian Theism: Personhood Explained

134

(17)

Part 3: The Christian Worldview

Introduction: Christianity Meets Life

151

(5)

13. The Evidence for Christian Theism

156

(11)

14. A Christian View of Suffering

167

(8)

15. Living the Christian Worldview in the World

175

(8)

For Further Reading

183

(6)

Index

189

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