James Jordan's "Through New Eyes," Introduction + Presbytery & Upcoming Travel Schedule

Note: In consequential posts, I would like to offer an overview of one of the most remarkable books published in the history of biblical theology. James B. Jordan’s Through New Eyes is not just another book in the line of other biblical theologies; it compels readers to see the protagonists and antagonists more clearly, to see paradigms that are re-applied again and again, and to see God as the artistic Lord who does all things well.

An Opening Introduction

There has been a resounding opposition to worldview thinking in the last 20 years. For example, in his book Imagining the Kingdom, James K.A. Smith notes that worldview approaches stem from stunted anthropology. He points out that worldview reasoning is insufficiently radical because it doesn’t get to the root of our identity. Instead, it fixates on intellectual aspects, thus undermining the importance of how affections and desires shape our identity. In other words, worldview tends to be more about data consumption than formation.