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Nancy Pearcey is a renowned American author and scholar, born in 1952. Her works focus on philosophy, religion, and science, and are highly praised for their in-depth analysis and unique insights.

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“But things that are intrinsically good can also become idols-if we allow them to take over any of God's functions in our lives.”

Ifs Our Lives Function Idols

Book:Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

Source: Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

“To adapt a phrase, idols have consequences.”

Consequence Phrases Idols

Book:Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

Source: Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

“An idol is not necessarily something concrete, like a golden calf. It can also be something abstract, like matter. Is matter part of the created order? Sure it is. So the philosophy of materialism qualifies as an idol in the biblical sense.”

Matter Philosophy Order Golden Abstract Materialism Idols Concrete Biblical Calves

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“Can reason be an idol? Certainly. The philosophy of rationalism puts human reason in the place of God as the source and standard of all truth.”

Humans Reason Philosophy Source Standards Idols Rationalism Human Reason

Book:Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

Source: Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

“An idol is anything put in the place of God as the ultimate reality - the eternal, self-existent, uncaused cause of everything else.”

Self Reality Causes Eternal Ultimate Idols Ultimate Reality

Author:Nancy Pearcey

“When we encounter the world of ideas for the first time, we easily get overwhelmed. Scripture is telling us, 'Don't be distracted by the details. Cut to the core by asking, What is its idol?' Whatever functions as its God substitute will shape everything else.”

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Author:Nancy Pearcey

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Born: 1952
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Quotes: 90

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Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God SubstitutesRelated source material

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural CaptivityRelated source material

Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and MeaningRelated source material

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