Consequences of Ideas CD Series [Audio CD]

Dr. R.C. Sproul (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

To understand the culture in which we live, you need to be familiar with the ideas that have shaped it.

In Ligonier's survey series, The Consequences of Ideas, R.C. Sproul traces the contours of Western philosophy throughout history and shows how our culture evolved to what it is today.

From ancient Greek thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle to Christian philosophers such as Augustine, Anselm and Aquinas to the shapers of modern thought such as Hume, Kant and Nietzsche, R.C. demonstrates the consequences of each of these and other important thinkers' ideas on world events, theology, the fine arts and culture, as well as our everyday lives.

Listen, and you will hear echoes of their ideas in your daily conversations especially as you witness to unbelievers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Superb sampling of the flow of western philosophical development and issues! Be sure to check out Sproul's book form of this by the same title, Consequences of Ideas. It's a bit more concise, but it still gets many of the same points across --Ligonier Ministries Website

About the Author

Dr. R.C. Sproul is the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries, an international multimedia ministry based in Lake Mary, Florida, and can be heard teaching around the United States and overseas on his daily radio program Renewing Your Mind. He also serves as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew s Chapel in Sanford, Florida.

During his distinguished academic career, Dr. Sproul has helped train men for the ministry as a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary and later at Knox Theological Seminary.

He is the author of more than sixty books, including The Holiness of God, Chosen by God, What is Reformed Theology?, The Invisible Hand, Faith Alone, and A Taste of Heaven. He also served as general editor of the Reformation Study Bible.

His impact on evangelical publishing was recognized in 2007 when the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association presented him with its Jordon Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given in recognition of exceptional contributions to the Christian publishing industry.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Ligonier Ministries (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567690130
• ISBN-13: 978-1567690132
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,013,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I could not understand or appreciate this book, December 17, 2010

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This review is from: Consequences of Ideas CD Series (Audio CD)

I bought this book for several reasons.

1) The Title - "The Consequences of Ideas".
2) The Sub Title - "Understanding the Concepts that shaped our world".
3) The heading on the back of the book is catchy "If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life think again".
4) RC Sproul loves this subject and often includes it in his sermons (very well).
5) I wish I could understand and appreciate this subject.

I have tried on several occasions to read this book, but I just cannot get very far in it. This stuff does not make sense to me. For example, on page 174 when he summarizes Edmund Husserl he says "Existence precedes essence". I have no idea what that means. And if I did, how could I apply it? This book is full of statements and conclusions I don't understand.

Just a heads up for people like me, this may be a very fine book. But I would never know it. I have to say that to the average person, you will not understand this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Depth without drowning, May 19, 2008

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Stratiotes Doxha Theon "2 Thes 2:15" (Richmond, Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Consequences of Ideas CD Series (Audio CD)

Dr. Sproul has an incredible way of breaking down the most complex and profound ideas into understandable and accessible basics. This is, by far, the best overview of philosophy for the Christian wishing for an introduction to the topics that most affect his faith. Dr. Sproul begins with the ancients and carries the listener through to the moderns without losing our interest anywhere in the journey. Like a gentle father (as many of us have come to think of him) he leads us to an ever deeper faith. In the end we must conclude with Francis Bacon, that "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."

St. Augustine made the observation, "I believe in order to understand." Faith that precedes a study in philosophy is essential. But we do not stop at faith. Faith is the beginning of understanding. And Dr. Sproul can provide the tools Christians need for that understanding on a level they may not have tough possible before. This is a wonderful series and well worth listening to many times. This is one of those studies that will make Dr. Sproul a favorite theologian and teacher; as he is for this reviewer.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Hidden dogma, August 30, 2010

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Dick Marti (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Consequences of Ideas CD Series (Audio CD)

This book is better than the usual sort for this genre, which takes a list of the philosophical bogeymen of ancient and modern times and tries to scare people away from them because of religious reasons. Here the author basically tries to do that without being overtly dogmatic. Yet, his preference for one religion out of many, Christianity, comes out in his concluding section on "Gilson's Choice", in which he brings up Etienne Gilson's preference for Aquinas over Kant etc as the basis for public education. Basically, the author prefers that a subjective form of mysticism, his own religion (Christianity), serve as the basis for philosophical and scientific investigation and for public education. He never explains why the religion in which he happened to be born is better for such a foundation than some other, or none at all.
Dick Marti