Nancy Randolph Pearceyová je přední myslitelkou, která se zabývá dopady křesťanského světonázoru na moderní kulturu. Zkoumá, jak mohou být křesťanské principy aplikovány na současné společenské a vědecké otázky. Její práce zdůrazňuje potřebu uceleného pohledu na svět, který propojuje víru s rozumem. Pearceyová povzbuzuje čtenáře k hlubšímu zamyšlení nad kulturními vlivy a k jejich kritickému hodnocení.
Autor knihy vás poutavým způsobem uvedou do historie vědy a jejího vztahu k náboženství a ateismu. Pro mnohé čtenáře bude jistě překvapivé, že nepřátelský vztah mezi vědou a vírou tu nebyl od počátku a že křesťanství mělo zásadní význam pro vytvoření toho, čemu říkáme moderní věda. Málokdo si dnes uvědomuje, jak silný vliv měla křesťanská víra v době vzniku a utváření všech přírodních věd.... celý text
Is secularism a positive force in the modern world? Or does it lead to fragmentation and disintegration? In Saving Leonardo, best-selling award-winning author Nancy Pearcey (Total Truth, coauthor How Now Shall We Live?) makes a compelling case that secularism is destructive and dehumanizing.Pearcey depicts the revolutionary thinkers and artists, the ideas and events, leading step by step to the unleashing of secular worldviews that undermine human dignity and liberty. She crafts a fresh approach that exposes the real-world impact of ideas in philosophy, science, art, literature, and film--voices that surround us in the classroom, in the movie theater, and in our living rooms.A former agnostic, Pearcey offers a persuasive case for historic Christianity as a holistic and humane alternative. She equips readers to counter the life-denying worldviews that are radically restructuring society and pervading our daily lives. Whether you are a devoted Christian, determined secularist, or don't know quite where you stand, reading Saving Leonardo will unsettle established views and topple ideological idols. Includes more than 100 art reproductions and illustrations that bring the book's themes to life.
"I consider The Soul of Science to be a most significant book which, in our scientific age, should be required reading for all thinking Christians and all practicing scientists. The authors demonstrate how the flowering of modern science depended upon the Judeo-Christian worldview of the existence of a real physical contingent universe, created and held in being by an omnipotent personal God, with man having the capabilities of rationality and creativity, and thus being capable of investigating it. Pearcey and Thaxton make excellent use of analogies to elucidate difficult concepts, and the clarity of their explanations for the nonspecialist, for example, of Einstein's relativity theories or of the informational content of DNA and its consequences for theories of prebiotic evolution, are quite exceptional, alone making the volume worth purchasing." --Dr. David Shotton, Lecturer in Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford "Pearcey and Thaxton show that the alliance between atheism and science is a temporary aberration and that, far from being inimical to science, Christian theism has played and will continue to play an important role in the growth of scientific understanding. This brilliant book deserves wide readership." --Phillip E. Johnson, University of California, Berkeley "This book would be an excellent text for courses on science and religion, and it should be read by all Christians interested in the relationship between science and their theological commitments." --J.P. Moreland, Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
Here are more than 150 commentaries on life in America today, transcribed from Charles Colson's daily radio program "BreakPoint". Colson pulls no punches in this confrontation between the myths of modern life and the truth of God's Word.
Incluye gua de estudio Nancy Pearcey invita a sus lectores a examinarlo todo. . . Ilustra cmo los sistemas de pensamiento rivales toman prestado del cristianismo, aunque lo rechacen. . . . Es un recurso inmensamente prctico y penetrante. "€"Ravi Zacharias, autor y conferenciante Describe perfectamente mi vida de ateo. . . Si yo hubiera ledo este libro cuando era joven, me habra invitado a reexaminar mucho antes mis puntos de vista. "€"J. Warner Wallace, Autor de Cold-Case Christianity Un gran libro. . . Nancy Pearcey ha sido para la iglesia lo que Francis Schaeffer fue para los creyentes de su tiempo: un intelectual de la cultura que proporciona crticas esmeradas, reflexivas, bien documentadas. . . Recomiendo encarecidamente este libro. "€"J. P. Moreland, Universidad de Biola