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What the experts are saying about
The Death of Truth
We sent our manuscript to a number
of people for outside review, and talked to those attending our
conference on the same material. This is what they had to say:
Dr. James W. Sire,
Campus Lecturer for InterVarsity Press and author of The Universe
Next Door and Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?
Postmodernism: this key word labels the mind set of the 90s. What
is it?How does it effect health care, education, science, law,
history, philosophy, psychotherapy and religion? This book is
a tour de force, tackling a vast array of implications not just
for the way we think but the way we live. An excellent introduction
to a complex cultural phenomenon. You'll be wiser for reading
it. If you read it carefully, a lot wiser.
Norman
Geisler, Ph. D.
Professor of Theology and Author of numerous books
"Whatever happened to truth? If you want to know, then you
need to read this insightful and helpful work edited by Dennis
McCallum."
Grant Richard Osborne,
Ph. D.,
Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
"Postmodernism is one of the most dangerous movements of
the century for Christians, and all too many evangelicals are
falling prey to its allure. Most works exposing its dangers are
heavily philosophical and difficult to understand. The Death of
Truth is the best I have seen in its readability and depth of
penetration. I highly recommend it!"
Francis Beckwith,
Ph.D.
Author of Politically Correct Death, Lecturer, Philosophy, UNLV
"In the past, opponents of Christianity charged that it was
a false religion. Now opponents hold that Christianity ought not
to be believed because its followers claim it is true. This is
the posture of our postmodern age, a posture traditional Christian
apologists are not prepared to confront. This book is on the cutting
edge and thus mandatory reading for any Christian who wants to
engage this postmodern spirit. I highly recommend it."
William Tyler Jarvis,
Ph.D.
President, National Council Against Health Fraud
"The Death of Truth reviews both the source and the failed
thinking of the factions undoing the fabric of the social order.
Written for the Christian community, this book also has great
meaning for society at-large. Thought leaders should read this
book."
Dale Galloway,
Dean of the Beeson International Center, Asbury Theological Seminary
"We must understand the sweeping changes going on in intellectual
circles and how these changes impact each of our lives. Enlightening,
informative, and insightful, this book does just that, making
the subject of postmodernism accessible to everyone."
Jeff Chalmers,
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University
"Every other conference I've been to has been inward looking.
But this conference is just the opposite. They're telling you,
'This is what's going on in the world. . . This is the mind-set
people have out there."
Donald K. Wood
M.D., FACS,
President, Christian Medical and Dental Society
"In The Death of Truth, McCallum, et al. have written a 'must
read' primer on current cultural thinking and practice. This book
serves as a guide for understanding the confusion of tonight's
news and tomorrow's analysis of why the world stage is in chaos.
Here is a cogent review of many academic arenas which shows how
completely we are embedded in postmodern philosophy. As Christians
this book will show how we can and must speak into this cultural
morass of postmodernism with understanding and compassion."
D. James Kennedy,
Ph.D.
Senior Minister--Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
"Political correctness, permissiveness, extremes in tolerance,
overemphasis on ethnicity, fabricated history, the denigration
of reason--these are a few of the symptoms of postmodernism. McCallum
guides the reader from the birth of modernism into the newer threat
of a postmodernistic society. His exhaustive research unearths
a frightening assemblage of assaults on simple truth, and his
admonitions to the church on how to stand against the evils of
postmodernism are timely and most important."
Hugh Ross, Ph.D.
Astro-physicist, Author of Creation and Time, Director, Reasons
to Believe
"The Death of Truth is a valuable survey for the everyday
reader of postmodernism's impact on society. The extensive bibliography
is a bonus, a springboard into further research for the serious
student. I heartily recommend the book."
Wayne Talarzyk,
Ph. D.,
Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
"Our students are coming from a society that has
a different perspective than the Christian world view, and therefore,
we have to understand how to communicate with them on their level.
But at the same time, we have to make sure we don't sacrifice
truth in the process. This conference and book is going to give
you a perspective on how really important postmodernism is. You
can read about it, you can discuss it with your friends, but this
is an opportunity to hear a series of programs, a series of workshops
put together by people who are really digging into understand
what the impact of postmodernism is at the present time in our
business environment and what it's going to be in the future."
Kathryn Meeks,
Christian Graduate Student
"I was a bit uncomfortable at points, because some of the
teachers would say, 'Isn't it obvious that this is wrong?' and
I knew that's exactly how I had been thinking. It's funny, I hadn't
thought about it. . . It was eye opening. I didn't how much I
had been affected by it [postmodernism]. . . I think you can see
where we are losing ground in our outreach. . . There just is
no concept of absolute truth, and this is a conference that addresses
that problem. . . and I don't think we have anything else that
telling us that right now."
Scott Collins
Computer Scientist
"The Postmodern Challenge conference brought me 3 things:
empowerment and encouragement to stand outside of both modernism
and postmodernism to examine things realistically. . . I was very
impressed by the quantity, quality and presentation of the information.
It was informative, and for me, very timely."
Chris Kavinsky
Graphic Artist
"I was very pleased with the Postmodern Challenge.
I had six friends from out of town come up for it who were all
very impressed. I didn't think the conference was too cerebral,
and my friends never expressed any complaints to that effect either.
. . Too often we demand answers to be served to us on a platter.
'Just tell me what I should say if my friend says this.' We'll
be much more effective if we understand the ideas to where we
can dialogue about them than we will if we memorize some trite
answers. I thought Saturday night's lecture was very practical,
though it stopped short, thankfully, of hand-feeding us formulaic
responses."
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