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Book SynopsisDo you sometimes feel you have to check your intellect at the church door, leaving reason behind to embrace the Christian faith? Do you hunger for a full gospel that includes the mind as well as heart and Spirit? Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? challenges charismatic and Pentecostal believers to discover the power of a well-maintained minda mind on fireto match a heart on fire and to create a life that operates within the full counsel of God .Nañez shows how human reason helps us understand and interpret God's Word as well as defend the gospel. He shows what the Bible teaches about the mind, and explores the backgrounds of nineteenth-century and modern culture, anti-intellectualism, Pentecostal history and beliefs, and popular misconceptions about human intellect in relation to the Christian faith. Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? helps men and women practice a Christian faith that reflects the whole person and the full gospel. Rick Nañez calls Pentecostals and charismatics to seek a bala
Table of ContentsContents Foreword by Stanley M. Horton 7 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 13 PART 1 ANATOMY OF THE FRACTURED MIND 1. The Heart and the Head: What the Bible Teaches about the Mind 19 2. The Life of God in the Minds of Human Beings 28 3. The Apostle Paul and His Anti-Intellectual Verses 37 4. Matthew, Luke, and John on Matters of the Intellect 47 5. Early Pentecostals and the Life of the Mind 58 6. The Spirit-Filled Mind in Modern Times 73 7. Anti-Intellectual Roots in the Nineteenth Century 89 8. Four Giants of Nineteenth-Century Evangelicalism 99 9. Modern Culture, Anti-Intellectualism, and Pentecostal – Charismatic Beliefs 112 10. The Anatomy of Anti-Intellectualism 124 PART 2 AMMUNITION FOR THE FULL-GOSPEL MIND 11. The Fine Art of Thinking: Reason and Logic 135 12. The Molding of the Human Mind: Education 144 13. Defi ning the Faith: Theology 154 14. Defending the Truth: Apologetics 163 15. Thinking about Reality: Philosophy 172 16. Discovering the Realities of Nature: Science 184 17. Enlarging the Mind: Reading 196 18. Pondering the Great Minds of God 208 19. Challenges and Caveats 220 20. Conclusion and Practical Helps 227 Selected Bibliography 237 Scripture Index 253 Subject Index 257 Name Index 263
