David Naugle is professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University, Texas.
William J. Abraham
"In this wonderfully clear and concise book David Naugle takes a
notion that has been flitting around in the basement of modern
theology and philosophy and exposes it to the light of day. This
account of the concept of worldview is splendid in every way --
sensitive in tone, beautifully organized, laced with fine
scholarship, full of good sense, and deeply grounded in the
appropriate historical sources. Indispensable reading for anyone
interested in the idea of worldview, this book fills a glaring gap
in the literature and should become the standard work on the
subject in English. " C. Stephen Evans
"An important study of a fundamental concept often employed by
Christian scholars but not often analyzed in a careful way or with
attention to its history." James W. Sire
"In the past thirty years worldview analysis has become an
important way for Christians to understand the world. But perhaps
because of the massive research required, we have never had a
history of the concept or an analysis of its philosophic roots.
David Naugle has put us all in his debt. This excellent study will
become a standard reference. " Albert M. Wolters
"David Naugle's book on worldview is a tour de force. Not only does
it give a competent and illuminating survey of the history of the
concept and illustrate its widespread contemporary use in a number
of academic disciplines, but it also provides an eloquent and
theologically well-founded defense of the concept's importance for
a culturally engaged Christianity today. The book combines easy
readability with an impressive grasp of a wide range of academic
disciplines, most notably history, philosophy, and theology. In my
view this is now the best book available on a key category of
post-Kantian intellectual discourse. It is also an outstanding
example of what George Marsden has called 'the outrageous idea of
Christian scholarship.' " Themelios
"For those interested in the history of ideas, especially
philosophical ideas about how and why we view the world as we do,
this is a sterling volume. It will certainly become a standard
text." Theological Book Review
"As a philosophical concept, worldview is a relatively late
arrival, first formulated by Kant in 1790. In this admirable study
Naugle traces the intellectual evolution of the term in order to
establish its relevance for any serious Christian engagement with
contemporary culture. . . An exciting scholarly work that deserves
and will repay careful attention."
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