Total Truth

Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity

By: Nancy Pearcey

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Does God belong in the public arena, or is religion solely a private matter? Nancy Pearcey makes a passionate case that Christianity is not just religious truth, but truth about all reality. It is total truth.

©2008 Nancy Pearcey (P)2008 christianaudio.com

Great book

Such a enlightening book. One to return to annually. Helpful for showing all that a biblical worldview encompasses.

Exceptional book, topic with major flaw at end.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would highly recommend this book for anyone seeking a reasonable, rational exposition on a Christian worldview and a vigorous and needed dissembling of Darwinian scientism.This is a great book for a Christian thinker and a good challenge to the feel good wave of Christianity that is doing great damage to the Church, ceding precious ground to secularists who seek to compartmentalize Christianity as just another form of spiritism and to simply dismiss it from public debate in the areas of science, history, etc. This book asserts that the naturalist/materialist worldview is as religious as any other belief system cloaking itself in science, and that it's a worldview that shuns all truth that does not conform to their naturalist paradigm.The major flaw in this book is in the fourth section, where Pearcey discusses the evangelist movement in the colonies and later United States. She reveals her personal bias. She's obviously Reformed/Lutheran and dismisses any theological challenge to Calvinism as "anti-intellectual." While this section is still filled with worthwhile history, her conclusions are the weakest in the entire book and is rather sad way to end what is otherwise an amazing thesis on the Christian Worldview.

Incredible book! A must read for every Christian

amazing! how to stand upon faith and give a Christian workd view with solid arguments. it really helped me to understand that Christianity affects every area of my life and that it is true absolutely.

Wow.

If you could sum up Total Truth in three words, what would they be?

Satisfying, Genuine, Scholarly

Who was your favorite character and why?

Though it wasn't a narrative, it definitely had characters (hundreds of philosophers, scientists, ministers and more were cited!) My favorite was Francis Schaeffer, a powerful witness who showed true hospitality and love towards those he ministered to.

What about Kate Reading’s performance did you like?

I read the book at 3x the normal speed so her pronunciation and accurate rendition of the work's construction were invaluable.

A book to be consumed and savored slowly and purposefully.

I have three books by Nancy the I will be reading. This is the first and foundational to the others. I highly recommend this book as a way to clear cobwebs in our muddled minds and put illuminating understanding and perspective into every nook and corner of our minds.

Life-changing perspective

Christianity for the heart and mind; and hope for Christians in western culture... Christ is truly the center; the hub to and from which all the spokes of life attach.

A must read!

If you want to grow in your mind, heart and soul, “read” this book. Worthwhile!

A holistic apologetic

This book is full. It deals with Christian spirituality, epistemology, apologetic discourse, testimony, history. It really is full of great material. Nancy writes in the line of a Reformed apologetic perspective while discussing a range of different topics. She interacts with many different streams of thought. The reader also does a very good job, not boring or monotone. My one objection is the way the chapters are broken up. The audio was not compiled well, however you can find break periods every 15-20 minutes.

Absolutely essential

Phenomenal, comprehensive account of Christian worldview. Recommended as an essential part of any philosophical curriculum or personal study

Best book

This book honestly is something every American Christian must read. It’s eye opening and helps to equip Christians to change the culture and influence it rather than continuing to allow culture to influence us.