{"product_id":"engaging-gods-world-cornelius-plantinga-9780802839817","title":"Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living","description":"The Bible admonishes Christians to love God with the mind as well as with the heart. \u003ci\u003eEngaging God's World\u003c\/i\u003e clearly links this scriptural mandate with the pursuit of academic life, extolling the crucial role of Christian higher education in the intellectual and spiritual formation of believers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chiefly intended to serve as a primer for students beginning college careers but valuable to thoughtful Christians at every stage of life, this volume spells out the central themes of the Christian faith from a Reformed perspective. More important, however, the book shows how Christian higher education fits inside a view of the world and of human life that is formed by these ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Learning,\" Cornelius Plantinga writes, \"is a \u003ci\u003espiritual\u003c\/i\u003e calling; properly done, it attaches us to God.\" Approaching the topic of education from a variety of angles, Plantinga shows that Christ-centered learning teaches people to correctly see the world as God's creation, to see providence in history, to handle secular knowledge critically, to develop good judgment and, ultimately, to use faith-filled learning in the service of God's kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornelius Plantinga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802839819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802839817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.02w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Christianity Today Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 108","brand":"Cornelius Plantinga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051812942079,"sku":"9780802839817","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98a5d6b1-3926-4564-957a-5f2c07a140be.jpg?v=1685015317","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/engaging-gods-world-cornelius-plantinga-9780802839817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}