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Does God belong in the public arena of politics, business, law, and education? Or is religion a private matter only—personally comforting but publicly irrelevant?

In today’s cultural etiquette, it is not considered polite to mix public and private, or sacred and secular. This division is the single most potent force keeping Christianity contained in the private sphere—stripping it of its power to challenge and redeem the whole of culture.

In Total Truth, Nancy Pearcey offers a razor-sharp analysis of the public/private split, explaining how it hamstrings our efforts at both personal and cultural renewal. Ultimately it reflects a division in the concept of truth itself, which functions as a gatekeeper, ruling Christian principles out of bounds in the public arena.

How can we unify our fragmented lives and recover spiritual power? With examples from the lives of real people, past and present, Pearcey teaches readers how to liberate Christianity from its cultural captivity. She walks readers through practical, hands-on steps for crafting a full-orbed Christian worldview.

Finally, she makes a passionate case that Christianity is not just religious truth but truth about total reality. It is total truth.

Critical Acclaim for Total Truth: -

“Pearcey takes us into truer and worthier witness in our increasingly secularized world. All will profit mightily from what is written here.”
—J. I. Packer, Professor of Theology, Regent College

“Total Truth exhibits the depth of research and breadth of coverage we have come to expect from Nancy Pearcey.”
—J. P. Moreland, Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology

“With marvelous clarity of thought and prose, Pearcey explains how modern science reinforces Christianity—and why more Christians should be aware of it.”
—Michael Behe, author, Darwin’s Black Box

“A unique combination of apologetics, worldview analysis, social commentary, and instruction manual. Pearcey’s knowledge, insight, and faith place her among the top handful of relevant Christian thinkers of our time.”
—David Limbaugh, columnist, author, Persecution

“Pearcey is firing on all pistons. I love her stubborn and intelligent insistence on the gospel’s truth and relevance to all of life.”
—Kelly Monroe Kullberg, Coauthor and Editor, Finding God at Harvard

• ISBN: 1581344589
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 480

About the Author:

Nancy Randolph Pearcey is the Francis A. Schaeffer scholar at the World Journalism Institute, where she teaches a worldview curriculum. After earning an M.A. from Covenant Theological Seminary, she pursued further graduate work in philosophy at the Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto. Currently she serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, and a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute. Pearcey has authored or contributed to several works, including the ECPA Gold Medallion winner How Now Shall We Live?.