Nancy Pearcey
Nancy Pearcey
Nancy Randolph Pearceyis an American evangelical author on the Christian worldview...
NationalityAmerican
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CountryUnited States of America
common-sense common
All of science is largely formalized common sense.
religious culture evolution
Darwinism has become our culture's official creation myth, protected by a priesthood as dogmatic as any religious curia.
atheist reality views
Atheists often denounce Christianity as harsh and negative. But in reality it offers a much more positive view of the human person than any competing religion or worldview. It is so appealing that adherents of other worldviews keep free-loading the parts they like best.
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.
religious reality spurgeon
The gospel is like a caged lion,' said the great baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon. 'It does not need to be defended, it simply needs to be let out of it's cage' Today, the cage is our accommodation to the secular/sacred split that reduces Christianity to a matter of personal belief. To unlock the cage, we need to become utterly convinced that, as Francis Schaeffer said, Christianity is not merely religious truth, it is total truth- truth about the whole of reality.
religious odds historical
In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture.
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.