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Thinking God's thoughts : an introduction to a pilgrim worldview / J. Brandon Burks.

Summary:

Many Christians know what to believe, but have you ever wondered how to think? Believers are pilgrims on a journey to another world, but this present world still belongs to God. In Thinking God's Thoughts, J. Brandon Burks lays out the biblical and doctrinal foundations of a Christian worldview. With thorough but simple writing, Burks equips ordinary pilgrims to apply God's Word to God's world.

Record details

ISBN: 9781948048484
ISBN: 1948048485
Physical Description: 227 pages ; illustrations ; cm
Publisher: Dallas, TX : Fontes Press, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. Foundations. What the Bible says about itself -- The creature is not the Creator -- Knowing our place -- Scripture and the cosmos -- The natural and the spiritual -- A covenantal history -- A trinitarian worldview -- Part II. Categories and distinctions. Keeping balance and seeking cohesion -- Think concretely -- Chopsticks -- Causes and responsibility -- The two wills of God -- Redemptive history and intrusion -- Part III. Practical considerations. Meditating on Scripture -- Reading Scripture -- Ways of studying God's Word -- The context of thinking -- Pilgrim thinking. Appendix: Fifty-five books for the growing Christian.