Geography and Worldview
A Christian Reconnaissance
Published on 12. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7618-1043-8 (ISBN)
Description
Co-published with the Calvin Center for Christian Scholarship (CLC), Geography and Worldview contains eight essays on the theme of geography and Christian worldview based on papers presented at a conference held at Calvin College in August 1996. The essays included are grouped to show the distinction between two approaches to Christian Scholarship.
The first approach looks at the discipline of geography itself, and explores the work of geographers to determine their implicit beliefs about the world. For example, an essay by David Livingstone lays bare the persistent relevance of assumptions once derived from natural theology, and essays by David Ley, Iain Wallace and Janel Curry-Roper analyze the breakdown of postitivism and postmodernism in the current worldview in geography.
The second approach begins outside geography and asks what consequences geographers' basic beliefs or fundamental notions have for geographic scholarship. Here, Gerda Hoekveld-Meijer explores the significance of externality fields and borders for geography, Gerard Hoekveld looks at the implications of a biblical understanding of citizenship on geography, and Henk Aay presents the impact of neo-Calvinism on geographic education in the Netherlands. Includes two maps.
The first approach looks at the discipline of geography itself, and explores the work of geographers to determine their implicit beliefs about the world. For example, an essay by David Livingstone lays bare the persistent relevance of assumptions once derived from natural theology, and essays by David Ley, Iain Wallace and Janel Curry-Roper analyze the breakdown of postitivism and postmodernism in the current worldview in geography.
The second approach begins outside geography and asks what consequences geographers' basic beliefs or fundamental notions have for geographic scholarship. Here, Gerda Hoekveld-Meijer explores the significance of externality fields and borders for geography, Gerard Hoekveld looks at the implications of a biblical understanding of citizenship on geography, and Henk Aay presents the impact of neo-Calvinism on geographic education in the Netherlands. Includes two maps.
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...this book is very welcome. The achievement of this book is significant...and it provides a solid scholarly contribution. -- John L. Paterson, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. a wonderful introduction to the consonance approach and to many of the scholars who are its present proponents. ...All of the authors are excellent writers who know how to cover a lot of intellectual ground within the space of a few pages. -- J. David Holland, Springfield College The careful thinking behind and within Geography and Worldview is clearly evident...illuminating and thought provoking...some of the toughest and most penetrating thinking on the relationship between Christian faith...and human geography. -- Gordon R. Lewthaite, Callifornia State University, Northridge The careful thinking behind and within Geography and Worldview is clearly evident...illuminating and thought provoking...some of the toughest and most penetrating thinking on the relationship between Christian faith...and human geography. -- Gordon R. Lewthaite, Callifornia State University, Northridge ...this book is very welcome. The achievement of this book is significant...and it provides a solid scholarly contribution. -- John L. Paterson, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. a wonderful introduction to the consonance approach and to many of the scholars who are its present proponents. ...All of the authors are excellent writers who know how to cover a lot of intellectual ground within the space of a few pages. -- J. David Holland, Springfield CollegeMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
287 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-1043-8 (9780761810438)
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Persons
Henk Aay is Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. Sander Griffioen teaches in the Philosophy department at Free University, Amsterdam.