Bible Design and Binding

My Interview in Volume 90 of the Mars Hill Audio Journal

This isn't a commercial interruption so much as it is a giddy outburst. Some of you know that, after the release of my book Rethinking Worldview, I was interviewed by Ken Myers for the Mars Hill Audio Journal. Well today Volume 90 was released to subscribers, and my interview is right at the beginning. I'm pleased. No, make that thrilled. When people ask me to recommend resources for "thinking Christians," Mars Hill Audio Journal is always the first thing I suggest (followed by a subscription to Books & Culture), so it's surreal -- in the good way, not the clock melting on a branch way) to find myself included. I've listened to the interview, but I still have a hard time believing it really happened.

Anyway, I wanted to share my joy with the rest of you, and encourage you to subscribe to Mars Hill Audio Journal. It is the intellectual equivalent of a goatskin binding.

Rethinking Worldview: A Commercial Break

Every so often, I horn in on the discourse here to engage in a little shameless self-promotion. I hope you'll forgive me. Authors have to shine a light on their books, even if they aren't bound in goatskin!

Today Mark Tubbs at DiscerningReader.com has posted an extraordinarily positive review of my book Rethinking Worldview, as well as an interview he conducted with me after reading the book. It's hard not to blush in response to such lavish praise: "...my only complaint about this book and this author is that there’s only one of each." I'm especially pleased with his assessment of the way I've handled Scripture in the book, since it was very deliberate:

Rethinking Worldview definitely isn’t short on doctrine, but it’s not the hit-you-over-the-head kind. Bertrand freely admits where his theological and intellectual allegiances lie – be warned, he’s not afraid of labels. But there’s never an inkling of superiority in the text, which is as it should be, since Bertrand is trying to usher the reader towards a humbler, holistic – and dare I say, humane – approach to worldview. His nudging is always in concert with, and never opposed to, the fundamental doctrines of the faith. The biblical passages he brings to bear on his insights (or more accurately, the biblical passages that have informed his insights) never pop up extraneously; rather, they are seamlessly woven into the text and appear only in appropriate and helpful places. Bertrand never shoehorns a biblical reference into the text for the sake of having a biblical reference.

The interview is well worth reading, too. Mark probes into my take on "mystery," explores the importance of reading, and makes me defend my view that creative contribution should be the culmination of good worldview thinking. If you've read Rethinking Worldview, the review and interview should stimulate your thinking -- and if you haven't, then perhaps they'll inspire you to pick up a copy.

Will it take more to convince you? Byron Borger at Hearts & Minds Books named Rethinking Worldview one of his favorites of 2007, and a recent review at Reformation 21 said, "Among recent contributions of this kind, Rethinking Worldview is most assuredly a mark above."

Order an ESV, Get Rethinking Worldview at 50% Off

Our friends at Crossway have extended a special offer to Bible Design & Binding Blog readers! From now until December 14, when you buy an ESV Bible from Crossway, you can also get my book Rethinking Worldview: Learning to Think, Live, and Speak in This World at 50%. That works out to just $8.50 per book, the lowest price available anywhere. If your total order exceeds $30, Crossway throws in free shipping. Look at the nifty banner, and then I'll explain how this works.

What you'll need to do is click on the banner, which will take you to the Bible page at Crossway.org. Add whatever Bible(s) you'd like to the shopping cart. Then, add a copy of Rethinking Worldview to your cart, too. It will show up at the 50% price. The only catch is, to get the discount, you'll have to add Rethinking Worldview to your cart.