James W. Sire
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James W. Sire (born 1933[1]) is a Christian author and speaker. He wrote The Universe Next Door, a textbook on world views used at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature.[2]
Sire received his PhD from the University of Missouri. He has taught English, philosophy, theology and short courses at many universities and seminaries, and was formerly a senior editor at InterVarsity Press. He continues to be a frequent guest lecturer in the United States and Europe.[3]
[edit] Books
His books include:
- The Universe Next Door ISBN 978-0830827800. Over a quarter of a million copies in print[4], now in its fourth edition and translated into several languages.
- Scripture Twisting
- Discipleship of the Mind, (IVP, 1990) "How do we love God with all our minds? A serious look at the academic enterprise from a Christian perspective. Very helpful and thought-provoking"[5]
- Chris Chrisman Goes to College
- Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?
- Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian
- Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept
- Learning to Pray Through the Psalms
- Vaclav Havel (a biography of the Czech Republic's former philosopher-president)
