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The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism

Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism

by Phillip E. Johnson

  • Paperback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP)
  • 14 x 20.9 x 1.5 cm

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A 2001 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner A 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner Phillip E. Johnson highlights the deficiencies in science and the philosophy (naturalism) that undergirds and outlines a cognitive revolution. If there is a dispute, science arbitrates it. If a law is to be passed, science must ratify it. If truth is to be taught, science must approve it. And when science is ignored, storms of protest are heard in the media, in the university--even in local coffee shops. Science speaks so authoritatively in our culture that many are tempted to use its clout to back claims that go beyond the available evidence. How can we spot when such ideological slight of hand has taken place? While we may learn a great deal from science, it does not offer us unlimited knowledge. In fact, most scientists readily acknowledge that science cannot provide answers to questions of ultimate purpose or meaning. The deficiencies in science and the philosophy (naturalism) that undergirds it call for a cognitive revolution--a fundamental change in our thinking habits. And it all begins with a wedge of truth. This wedge of truth does not "wedge out" a necessary foundation of rational thought. But it does "wedge in" the much-needed acknowledgment that reason encompasses more than mere scientific investigation. Phillip E. Johnson argues compellingly for an understanding of reason that brings scientific certainty back into relational balance with philosophical inquiry and religious faith. Applying his wedge of truth, Johnson analyzes the latest debates between science and religion played out in our media, our universities and society-at-large. He looks to thinkers such as Newbigin, Polanyi and Pascal to lay a foundation for our seeing the universe in a totally different way. In the end, Johnson prophetically concludes that the walls of naturalism will fall and that the Christian gospel must play a vital role in building a new foundation for thinking--not just about science and religion but about everyhting that gives human life hope and meaning.
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Reason In The Balance - The Case Against Naturalism In Science, Law EducationThe Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism

  • Author

    Phillip E. Johnson

  • Book Format

    paperback

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP)

  • Published

    August 2002

  • Edition

    Print-On-Demand ed.

  • Weight

    227g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    14 x 20.9 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780830823956

  • ISBN-10

    0830823956

  • Eden Code

    9164

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