JACKSON, Tenn. — Feb. 27, 2003 — James Sire will lead 51社区鈥檚 Scholar-in-Residence Lectures Feb. 27 鈥揗arch 11. The series, 鈥淗abits of Worldview Thinking,鈥� will focus on the importance of developing a Christian worldview.
Sire, former senior editor of InterVarsity Press, has lectured in over two hundred universities and colleges worldwide. He is the author of Discipleship of the Mind: Learning to Love God in the Ways We Think; The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog; and Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling.
鈥淒r. Sire is an important thinker in today鈥檚 world,鈥� said Randall Bush, professor of Christian studies and philosophy at Union. 鈥淗is work on the importance of a Christian worldview exemplifies what we emphasize at Union by the integration of faith and learning.鈥�
Sire will lecture on the topic 鈥淣aming the Elephant that Holds up the World鈥� Thursday, Feb. 27, at 12:15 p.m. On Monday, March 3, at 12:00 p.m., his topic will be 鈥淲orldview: A Matter of the Heart.鈥�
鈥淰alclav Havel and Moral Responsibility in Politics鈥� is the topic for Wednesday, March 5, at 12:00 p.m., and the series will conclude Tuesday, March 11, 12:15 p.m. with 鈥淭he Virtues of the Intellect.鈥�
Each lecture will be presented in the Coburn Dining Room on the campus of 51社区. The dining hall will be open for lunch at 11:30 a.m. each lecture day for those wishing to eat in the cafeteria. A question and answer period will follow each lecture.
For more information, contact Randall Bush at (731) 661-5271.