Reviews, Interviews, News, Commentaries, Excerpts, My Top 5 Books, Wilson's Bookmarks, Book AwardsFrom the Sandhills of Nebraska to the Universe Next Door
James Sire's memoir looks back on his ranchland upbringing and career in apologetics.
[ posted 1/16/2013 10:27AM ]
The various manifestations of your ministry are directed toward cultivating thoughtful, intellectually rigorous Christianity. Are we losing ground, stuck in neutral, or making progress on that front?
It's a mixed picture. I see some progress. At the academic level, yes, we've made progress in the Christian universities and schools. A lot of progress. I'm less optimistic about the progress on university campuses through the Christian groups. When I was invited to do a lecture on campus, they used to ask me what kind of books I wanted on the book table. But in recent years, I've had to practically twist arms to get people to believe that those who come to these lectures might actually be interested in reading a book.
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jay howard
Back in September 1989 I attended my first cult/apologetics conference in Rockford, IL. Though I have been to many since and even produced my own confernces, I will always believe that the Rockford conference was by far the best. I had read Universe Next Door a few years before 1989 so I was familiar with Dr. Sire's work. I still remember coming into a class room for a workshop and practically running into him as he was leaving after teaching his workshop. After the conference I started to understand what people who go to their first rock concert must feel like because after reading books of some great Christians, I was actually seeing these guys for the first time. People like Wesley Walters, Gleason Archer, James Sire, they were all under one roof. Even Walter Martin was slated to speak but unfortunately he had died in June of that year Though I have yet to hear him in a lecture, I have enjoyed his books.