{"product_id":"need-to-know-john-g-stackhouse-jr-9780199790647","title":"Need to Know: Vocation as the Heart of Christian Epistemology","description":"How should a Christian think? If a serious Christian wants to think seriously about a serious subject--from considering how to vote in the next election to choosing a career; from deciding among scientific theories to selecting a mate; from weighing competing marketing proposals to discerning the best fitness plan--what does he or she do? This basic question is at the heart of a complex discourse: epistemology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bold new statement of Christian epistemology, \u003cem\u003eNeed to Know\u003c\/em\u003e presents a comprehensive, coherent, and clear model of responsible Christian thinking. Grounded in the best of the Christian theological tradition while being attentive to a surprising range of thinkers in the history of philosophy, natural science, social science, and culture, the book offers a scheme for drawing together experience, tradition, scholarship, art, and the Bible into a practical yet theoretically profound system of thinking about thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Stackhouse's fundamental idea is as simple as it is startling: Since God calls human beings to do certain things in the world, God can be relied upon to supply the knowledge necessary for human beings to do those things. The classic Christian concept of vocation, then, supplies both the impetus and the assurance that faithful Christians can trust God to guide their thinking--on a \"need to know\" basis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John G. Stackhouse Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199790647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199790647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d","brand":"John G. Stackhouse Jr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946326589695,"sku":"9780199790647","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_98571c6e-6ed5-4f31-98a6-54eabb3c02c6.jpg?v=1681512539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/need-to-know-john-g-stackhouse-jr-9780199790647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}