The Christian Frame of Mind

by Thomas Torrance

Year 1985
Type Book
Genre science and faith
Tradition Reformed
Original language English

For For readers wanting a short entry into his thought on faith, order and science; shorter than his major books.

Should I read this?

For the general reader: 2 of 5 worth a look
For the researcher: 3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty: 3 of 5 demanding

Lectures on the Greek Christian mind, order in theology and science, humanity as mediator of order, and the university.

How it proceeds

Philosophic 4 of 5
Scriptural 1 of 5
Experiential 1 of 5
Sociological 2 of 5
Historical 3 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

A short book published by the Handsel Press, Edinburgh, in 1985 and dedicated to David Cairns; all four chapters derive from earlier lectures: "The Greek Christian Mind", "The Concept of Order in Theology and Science", "Man, Mediator of Order" and "The University within a Christian Culture". A second edition, subtitled Reason, Order, and Openness in Theology and Natural Science (Helmers & Howard, 1989), added three chapters, a university sermon on the theology of light, and an introduction and annotated bibliography by W. Jim Neidhardt.

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