How to Think Biblically

Sound Reasoning in a World of Confusion and Contradictions

Joshua Schwisow

Paperback

Grade 8-10

500 pages

Critical Thinking/Logic

1 Credit

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! ...
For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.

(Psalm 36:7a, 9)

We live in a confusing and confused age. There are lies everywhere, and many people believe them. How do we cut through the confusion and gain a right understanding of true and false, right and wrong?

Here is the answer: we need the light of God's truth shining upon us and providing us with the flashlight we need to see in a dark place. The prophetic Word, the Holy Scriptures, are that light which shines in a dark place (2 Pet. 1:19). The Lord is the God of knowledge. He determines what is true, not us.

The purpose of How to Think Biblically is to introduce the Christian student to a biblical view of the mind and the biblical foundation for logic, and to teach them how to evaluate logical fallacies.

Learn to think biblically and critically about the world around you. This book contains an abundance of examples from worldview and apologetic discussions, cultural debates, and political campaigns. It also demonstrates the importance of sound reasoning in personal relationships, as well as in family and church life.

The formation of a sound mind is never isolated from growth in spiritual maturity. How to Think Biblically encourages the cultivation of love for God, growth in humility and spiritual-mindedness, and seeking God in prayer. If these applications are missed, then a sharp mind and the ability to discern fallacies will do us no good.

Features

Features:

Introduction to a biblical perspective of knowledge
Engaging, example-packed survey of logical fallacies
Colorful illustrations and imagery
Detailed glossary of key terms
Exercises and answer key

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part 1 A Christian View of Knowledge and the Mind

Chapter 1: Loving God with Your Mind
Chapter 2: How the Fall into Sin Affected the Mind
Chapter 3: The Mind of the Christian Renewed in Christ
Chapter 4: Humility and Sound Thinking
Chapter 5: How We Know Anything (God's Revelation)
Chapter 6: Rebellious Theories of Knowledge
Chapter 7: The Biblical Basis of Logic

Part 2 Foundational Tools for Thinking Correctly

Chapter 8: Syllogisms
Chapter 9: Enthymemes
Chapter 10: Definitions
Chapter 11: Informal Logical Fallacies

Part 3 Fallacies of Ambiguity

Chapter 12: Equivocation
Chapter 13: Composition and Division
Chapter 14: Reification
Chapter 15: The No True Scotsman Fallacy
Chapter 16: Fallacy of the Beard

Part 4 Fallacies of Relevance

Chapter 17: Red Herring
Chapter 18: Strawman
Chapter 19: Ad Hominem
Chapter 20: Tu Quoque
Chapter 21: Genetic Fallacy
Chapter 22: Special Pleading
Chapter 23: Repetition

Part 5 Fallacies of Presumption

Chapter 24: Hasty Generalization
Chapter 25: Sweeping Generalization
Chapter 26: Begging the Question
Chapter 27: Complex Question
Chapter 28: False Analogy
Chapter 29: False Dilemma

Part 6 Fallacies of Time

Chapter 30: False Cause
Chapter 31: Slippery Slope
Chapter 32: Appeal to Progress
Chapter 33: Appeal to Antiquity

Part 7 Fallacies of Emotion

Chapter 34: Appeal to Guilt and Appeal to Pity
Chapter 35: Appeal to Fear and Appeal to the Crowd
Chapter 36: Final Applications

Glossary

Answer Key

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