Show Notes
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Before she became one of today’s leading Christian thinkers, Nancy Pearcey walked away from Christianity. Disillusioned by shallow answers and a painful home life, she turned instead to atheism, relativism, and Eastern spirituality in search of something she could truly believe. After studying at Francis Schaeffer’s L’Abri in Switzerland, her search led her back to the exploration of a robust, intellectually grounded faith.
Listen and hear Nancy share how rigorous thinking, honest doubt, and lived experience converged to reveal Christianity as not only true, but as the most coherent explanation of reality.
Guest Bio:
Nancy Pearcey is a professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University and a former fellow at the Discovery Institute. Once a skeptic who abandoned her childhood faith, she became convinced through careful study that Christianity offers the most rational account of reality.
She is the award-winning author of Total Truth, Finding Truth, Love Thy Body, and The Toxic War on Masculinity. Her work has been described as “C. S. Lewis for the modern age,” helping believers think clearly and helping skeptics see the intellectual and moral depth of the Christian worldview.
Resources Mentioned:
Website: www.nancypearcey.com
Mentioned Books:
Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity
Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes
Nancy’s recommended resources:
Mere Christianity, Miracles, C.S. Lewis
Escape from Reason, The God Who is There, Francis Schaeffer
The Dust of Death, Os Guinness
America’s Christian Credit Union (ACCU): https://americaschristiancu.com/Jana/
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