Nancy Pearcey
Nancy Pearcey
Nancy Randolph Pearceyis an American evangelical author on the Christian worldview...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
common-sense common
All of science is largely formalized common sense.
classroom monopoly worldview
Public education grants secular worldviews an exclusive monopoly in the classroom.
cambridge-university oxford paris
Beginning under the Roman Empire, intellectual leadership in the West had been provided by Christianity. In the middle ages, who invented the first universities - in Paris, Oxford, Cambridge? The church.
derivatives morality stem
Morality is always derivative. It stems from one's worldview.
idols function ifs
But things that are intrinsically good can also become idols-if we allow them to take over any of God's functions in our lives.
enlightenment substitutes thinker
Clearly, Enlightenment thinkers were seeking a God substitute.
idols phrases consequence
To adapt a phrase, idols have consequences.
asking-why people broken
In studies asking why young people left their family religion, their most frequent response was unanswered doubts and questions. The researchers were surprised: They expected to hear stories of broken relationships and wounded feelings. But the top reason given by young adults was that they did not get answers to their questions.
impatient relentless areas
Americans have grown impatient with the relentless politicizing of every area of life.
scratches language holy
We do not create marriage from scratch. Instead, in the elegant language of the marriage ceremony, we 'enter into the holy estate of matrimony.
pieces blind theory
The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.