"With ALL Your Mind"

the following are excerpts of a review of
J.P. Moreland's "Love Your God With All Your Mind"

Moreland traces the roots of modern anti-intellectualism to the revivalism of the mid--19th century. ... the subjective experience of conversion was highlighted at the expense of doctrinal precision. Preaching was marked by emotionalism and shallow theological content, resulting in a poor intellectual grasp of the Christan faith.

When faced with philosophies that attacked the authority and credibility of the Bible, the church was ill-prepared to counter and instead withdrew from public intellectual discourse.
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Among the consequences of anti-intellectualism in the church, Moreland cites a faulty understanding of the relationship between faith and reason, a timidity in witnessing for fear we will not be capable of defending our faith, and a gospel message that calls people to believe it because it will meet their felt needs rather than because it is "true and reasonable" (Acts 26:25).

review by Keith Plummer

Moody magazine

September/October 1997