Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind - Softcover

Mark A Noll

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802870767 ISBN 13: 9780802870766

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2013

In The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind (1994) Mark Noll offered a critical assessment of the state of evangelical thinking and scholarship. In this sequel more attuned to possibilities than problems, Noll updates his earlier assessment and charts a positive way forward for evangelical scholarship. Noll's Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind shows how the orthodox Christology confessed in the ancient Christian creeds, far from hindering or discouraging serious scholarship, can supply the motives, guidance and framework for learning. Christian faith, Noll argues, can richly enhance intellectual engagement in the various academic disciplines - and he demonstrates how by applying his insights to the fields of history (his own area of expertise), science and biblical studies in particular. In a substantial postscript Noll candidly addresses the question How fares the ""evangelical mind"" today? as he highlights ""hopeful signs"" of intellectual life in a host of evangelical institutions, individuals and movements.

Review:

A must-read for all Christian scholars --Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

About the Author:

Mark A Noll is Francis A McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. His many other books include The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind and Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity.

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0802870767
• ISBN 13: 9780802870766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192