James W. Sire - The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

Pros: Understandable, lucid, readable, accessible, and well-written.

Cons: Definitely biased toward Christian theism.

The Bottom Line: If you're already a Christian theist, this'll be helpful for you in your relationships with people of other viewpoints. If you're not, maybe it's not the worldview primer for you

Review: Every once in a while, I find myself on the periphery of a discussion among friends that touches on the topic of world religions. Now, I acknowledge that I am no expert at all on any religion, let alone the one I profess, but at times like those, I feel ...

Pros: Good for anyone starting out in philosophy or apologetics

Cons: Could use more detail

Review: I read this book in a 'Foundations of Christian Thought' class. The book is basically a review of some of the most popular worldviews. I would say its a pretty simple and straight forward book. Its a good book for anyone who wants to learn about others...

Pros: Displays many religions and ideologies

Cons: Condescending tone

Review: I had to read The Universe Next Door for a freshman seminar class I had at my school. It looked really interesting- it tells about different theologies and religions. I thought that this was a good thing because it's always nice to know about...

Pros: And okay look at several major worldviews from a Christian perspective

Cons: overly obvious bias keeps it from providing good info on several worldviews

The Bottom Line: Look for something else unless you have to read it for a course. Be prepared to do your own research on several concepts.

Review: As part of my Worldviews class at Regent University, I had to read this book. I had great expectations about this text, but found myself sorely disappointed. Sire's complete and obvious biased against all worldviews but the Christian results in him ...