Your Mind Matters
The Place of the Mind in the Christian Life
John Stott
Foreword by Mark A. Noll
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Foreword to the Second Edition
3. The Mind in the Christian Life
Foreword to the Second Edition
When John Stott in 1972 presented the lecture that became this book, the target in his sights was Christian anti-intellectualism. His message was aimed especially at ritualists who exalted church performance over thought, ecumenical activists who treated social reform as a substitute for doctrine, and Pentecostal evangelicals who absolutized experience at the expense of reflection. As an antidote, Stott pled for balance—for hard thinking to come alongside ritual, activism and experience. And he developed his plea by drawing on the main themes of Scripture. God as creator, God as revealer, God as redeemer, God as judge—this biblical portrait provided a foundational rationale for using the mind as a gift from God in faithful service to God.
On that basis, Stott then explored the manifold ways in which diligent thinking could function as a fully contributing part of Christian life—in worship, belief, holiness, guidance, ...
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About Your Mind Matters: The Place of the Mind in the Christian Life“Knowledge is indispensable to Christian life and service,” writes John Stott. “If we do not use the mind which God has given us, we condemn ourselves to spiritual superficiality.” While Christians have had a heritage of rigorous scholarship and careful thinking, some circles still view the intellect with suspicion or even as contradictory to Christian faith. Many non-Christians are quick to label Christians as anti-intellectual. In this classic introduction to Christian thinking, John Stott responds to this criticism with a forceful appeal for Christian discipleship that engages the mind as well as the heart. |
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