After five long years of collaboration, writing, revising, re-writing, editing, and indexing, our co-authored Worldview textbook is officially released today (October 10) by IVP Academic. A hearty shout out to Dan Reid, our chief editor at InterVarsity Press, along with the editing and artistic team, for a truly beautiful product (inside and out!). The book is casebound, hard-cover, 384 pages, with beautiful cover art; some charts, figures, and illustrations in the main text; well laid-out (and interesting) sidebars and scenic byways engaging worldview in pop culture; with a helpful (and painstakingly-produced) index. I'm biased, of course, but it's a fantastic product both in its content and its presentation.
The promotional blurb from IVP (also on Amazon): Everyone has a worldview. A worldview is the lens through which we interpret the cosmos and our lives in it. A worldview answers the big questions of life: What is our nature? What is our world? What is our problem? What is our End? As Anderson, Clark, and Naugle point out, our worldview cannot simply be reduced to a series of rational beliefs. We are creatures of story, and the kinds of stories we tell reveal important things about our worldview. Part of being a thoughtful Christian means being able to understand and express the Christian worldview as well as developing an awareness of the variety of worldviews. An Introduction to Christian Worldview takes you further into answering questions such as
- Why do worldviews matter?
- What characterizes a Christian worldview?
- How can we analyze and describe a worldview?
- What are the most common secular and religious worldviews?
How can you get a copy? ...
Purchasing options ...
1. If you're local to the Shawnee, Oklahoma area ... swing by my office at Oklahoma Baptist University (208 Montgomery Hall) - I am your cheapest purchasing option!
2. Outside of the Shawnee area, but in the United States, LOTS of options ...
a) Order directly from IVP Academic
b) Order from Amazon.com
c) Order from Christian Book Distributors
d) Buy from your local (or online) Barnes and Noble
3. For our Canadian friends and family ...
a) Best option (currently) is Christian Book Distributor - they will ship to Canada; shipping is about $7.50 - if you add more books to your order, the shipping price doesn't increase very much. I ran through a test run, total cost including shipping was about $34(USD).
b) Kindle edition is available from Amazon.ca - I expect that a print copy will follow in the not-too-distant future.
4. For our friends across the pond in the UK ... the book is being released by IVP's Academic Apollos imprint on October 19 (next Thursday).
I hope you find the book helpful, engaging, and stimulating! Let me know if you have thoughts, comments, suggestions, or questions!
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