Naming the Elephant

<P>What is a worldview?What lies behind your thoughts about almost everything?For more than thirty years James W. Sire has grappled with this issue. In his widely used textbook <I>The Universe Next Door</I> first published in 1976 Sire offered a succinct definition of a worldview and catalogued in summary fashion seven basic worldview alternatives. Students critics new literature and continued reflection have led him to reexamine and refine his definition of a worldview. This second edition companion volume to <I>The Universe Next Door</I> is the fruit of that effort offering readers his most mature thought on the concept of a worldview addressing such questions as</P><ul><li>What is the history of the concept itself?</li><li>What is the first question you should ask in formulating a worldview?</li><li>How are worldviews formed existentially as well as intellectually?</li><li>Is a worldview primarily an intellectual system a way of life or a story?</li><li>What are the public and private dimensions of a worldview?</li><li>What role can worldview thinking play in assessing your own worldview and those of others especially in light of the pluralism in today's world?</li></ul><P><I>Naming the Elephant</I> is an excellent resource for exploring more deeply how and why worldview thinking can aid you in navigating your pluralistic universe.</P>