January 05, 2006
First impressions of "Total Truth"
I've started reading Nancy Pearcey's Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, partially in preparation for "Keeping Religion in its place?" conference
to be held at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley on Friday, January
27 and Saturday, January 28. I don't know whether I want to spend most
of a Saturday at the conference, but I'm sure the Friday lecture will
be worth hearing.
I have mixed feelings as I start the book. I can sympathize with many of the things Pearcey has to say: the fundamental way in which worldviews consciously or unconsciously shape everyone's ideas, the marginalization of Christian thought from much of high academic intellectual discourse, the call for Christians to live out their convictions in every sphere of their lives. But I wonder, why does she seem (at my early stage of reading) to accept so heartily and uncritically intelligent design and compassionate conservatism. I'll have to see for myself once I read further along.
Posted by rdhyee at January 5, 2006 08:05 AM