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Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives

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The authors share what's good and what's bad about things like consumerism, materialism, naturalism. And they do it fairly, academically, and through the lens of a biblical worldview.

If you're a follower of Jesus, you'll leave this book more solid in your faith with a desire for your whole worldview to be under Jesus' kingship.

If you're not a follower of Jesus, you'll be challenged to re-examine the inconsistencies of the prevailing cultural stories that shape the worldviews of the masses today.

Easily one of my favorite books that I've ever read.

I was happy to receive Hidden Worldviews as a gift. The book walks you through 8 worldviews that shape our behaviors, Christian or non-Christian, and discusses the positives and negatives of each one. The authors wrap up the book by summarizing the Christian worldview (which they rightfully call a story, instead) and tips on how to make this work in today's society. I think it's a great introductory text for study of these worldviews. I give it 4 stars because in attempting to address so many topics, it sometimes can't go deeply enough on any given one. I suppose that's the downfall of a book that attempts to give an overview, rather than an in-depth study. Furthermore, I feel like I may know more about these worldviews, but I'm not sure the book equipped me to root them out in my own life, or add anything to my apologetics so that I might utilize what I've learned in my discussions with non-Christians.

Overall, though, I'd recommend any Christian read this, for we need to be aware of what traps we might fall into.

This is a well-written and concise description of several prominent views that have influenced our culture. I am using it as one of my primary resources for a high school Sunday seminar on worldviews. While James Sire's "Universe Next Door" is an excellent "catalog" of worldviews, this work focuses on those viewpoints that are "lived out" among us and have a subtle influence on our thinking.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested or concerned about the influences within our lives and culture that conflict with a biblical perspective. The summaries of Christian worldview and examples of alternate beliefs are well-crafted and instructive.

HIDDEN WORLDVIEWS: EIGHT CULTURAL STORIES THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES considers challenges to Christianity that come from worldviews that are reflected in consumerism, nationalism, and scientific naturalism. New age thinking and the evolution of postmodern tribalism and how they affect worldview makes for a series of stories linking spirituality to changing Christianity perspectives in an analysis suitable for any college-level religious library.

When one is looking intently through a microscope, one can have a clear and precise view of a microscopic organism. If one was overly focused on the tiny germ, one might miss the fact that a large mountain lion snuck in and is ready to pounce. Yes, that maybe a bit of a stretch (but you should see me when I read, I don't see or hear anything around me), nonetheless in evaluating worldviews the Christian often over focuses on the minutia (such as atheism which has a small percentage of population); so often we miss or forget about the large beasts in our very presence. Good thing that Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford provide the alarm in the new book: "Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives." The authors help awaken the reader to countless notions that oppose the Christian worldview that are much larger and ferocious than just the standard topics such as agnosticism and atheism.

This outstanding book will help the reader develop a theistic worldview that confutes:

- individualism
- consumerism
- moral relativism
- postmodern tribalism
- therapeutic religion
- and additional crucial notions antithetical to Christianity.

Philosopher David Naugle endorses this work with these words: "This book is good medicine for a serious illness that is plaguing many in the church today."

There has been a tremendous amount of work in the field of worldview apologetics since James Sire (The Universe Next Door) introduced his popular book; herein the reader is treated to a unique and commanding resource that will help equip Christians in a more encompassing approach on the importance of worldviews in apologetics and evangelism. This alluring treatise is fine resource for ministers, philosophers, apologists, and college level readers.

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The price of the book was very reasonable and it arrived quickly and was in perfect condition.