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Chris Chrisman Goes to College: and faces the Challenges of Relativism, Individualism and Pluralism

James W. Sire

Chris Chrisman, a young Christian, goes to college only to have his world turned upside down. On campus he finds the challenges to his faith -- both intellectual and personal -- almost more than he can bear. Then he meets Bill Seipel and Bob Wong. Together, the three young men, two of them Christians and the other a self-styled atheist, forge a common bond in the quest for truth. In the process they confront some of the dominant ideologies of the secular university.Weaving the story of Chris's first year on campus with separate expository chapters on such forces as individualism, pluralism, relativism and privitization, James Sire offers a helpful apologetic for those who are searching for truth in a postmodern world. He identifies no fewer than six types of relativism, from "All religions boil down to the same thing" and "It's true for you; it's not true for me" to "God does not exist; naturalism is true." Then in down-to-earth language Sire helps readers to think through these and other complex issues.

Book Details

  • Publisher: IVP
  • Publish Date: Aug 16th, 1993
  • Pages: 155
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.24in - 5.60in - 0.52in - 0.45lb
  • EAN: 9780830816569
  • Categories: Christian Theology - Apologetics

About the Author

Sire, James W.: -

James W. Sire (1933-2018) was a widely respected apologist, author, and lecturer who worked for more than thirty years as senior editor at InterVarsity Press. He also served as a professor of English literature, philosophy, and theology and as a lecturer at over two hundred universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. His many books include Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept, Apologetics Beyond Reason, Habits of the Mind, and the seminal text The Universe Next Door, which has sold over 350,000 copies.

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Praise for this book

This is a great book for Christians looking to broaden their horizons before they go off to university.--EpistlesofThomas.wordpress.com, June 17, 2009