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The Passionate Intellect

Book Review: The Passionate Intellect (2)

December 3, 2013 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

The Passionate Intellect

Alister McGrath holds a doctorate from Oxford and is an atheist convert to Christian faith. This book is an attempt by McGrath to demonstrate both the value to the Christian of an engagement with Christian theology and to directly engage the critique of Christianity advanced by the new atheism. In the first section of his book, McGrath contends that rigorous theological reflection liberates us from the confines of our own narrow spiritual perspectives by engaging us in a conversation with the greatest minds of two … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Passionate Intellect (2)

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: alister mcgrath, atheism, Augustine, Christian Theology, knowledge, science and faith, The Passionate Intellect, The Passionate Intellect: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind

Review: The Passionate Intellect

November 30, 2010 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

The Passionate Intellect

A couple of months ago, InterVarsity Press sent me a review copy of Alister McGrath's new book, The Passionate Intellect: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind. I had been looking forward to reading it, but didn't have a chance until last week, when a flu-like illness left me too tired to do much other than read. First, a note on the format of the book: The Passionate Intellect is a collection of thematically-connected essays, based on various lectures and talks given by McGrath over the past couple of … [Read more...] about Review: The Passionate Intellect

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: alister mcgrath, atheism, discipleship of the mind, integration, science, science and faith, The Passionate Intellect, The Passionate Intellect: Christian Faith and the Discipleship of the Mind

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