The Trials of Galileo
In the 17th century, an Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo Galilei, championed a then-controversial idea. An idea that led him to be put on trial by the infamous inquisition. He argued that the solar system revolved around the sun, not the Earth, as commonly believed. Initially discovered and published by Nicolaus Copernicus, this idea and the implication that man was not the center of the solar system led Galileo to be labeled by the Church as “vehemently suspect of heresy.” This book, The Trials of Galileo, similarly challenges the humanistic philosophy that man is the center of his own universe and instead makes the case that man is but a created being in a system set in revolution around the Son - Jesus Christ.
This book encourages the reader to orient his life around the Son of God. It will argue that man and the facets of his person were created to be ordered around pursuing and honoring God instead of what is most desirous to himself. In essence, man’s life should be “caught in the gravitational pull” of Jesus and reflective of the glory of God, man’s creator. Just as Galileo championed the idea that the universe revolves around the Sun and not man’s Earth, the reader must discover that life is best lived when it revolves around not self but the Son of God.
The Trials of Galileo will address issues of the soul by closely examining and contrasting current cultural understandings and approaches against a biblical, gospel-centric approach. The argument that man is not the intended center of his own solar system will be made scripturally, focusing on God’s word and commands for man to live according to the patterns of God’s purposes and through case studies on the impact of gospel-centric living.
In the 17th century, an Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo Galilei, championed a then-controversial idea. An idea that led him to be put on trial by the infamous inquisition. He argued that the solar system revolved around the sun, not the Earth, as commonly believed. Initially discovered and published by Nicolaus Copernicus, this idea and the implication that man was not the center of the solar system led Galileo to be labeled by the Church as “vehemently suspect of heresy.” This book, The Trials of Galileo, similarly challenges the humanistic philosophy that man is the center of his own universe and instead makes the case that man is but a created being in a system set in revolution around the Son - Jesus Christ.
This book encourages the reader to orient his life around the Son of God. It will argue that man and the facets of his person were created to be ordered around pursuing and honoring God instead of what is most desirous to himself. In essence, man’s life should be “caught in the gravitational pull” of Jesus and reflective of the glory of God, man’s creator. Just as Galileo championed the idea that the universe revolves around the Sun and not man’s Earth, the reader must discover that life is best lived when it revolves around not self but the Son of God.
The Trials of Galileo will address issues of the soul by closely examining and contrasting current cultural understandings and approaches against a biblical, gospel-centric approach. The argument that man is not the intended center of his own solar system will be made scripturally, focusing on God’s word and commands for man to live according to the patterns of God’s purposes and through case studies on the impact of gospel-centric living.
In the 17th century, an Italian astronomer and physicist, Galileo Galilei, championed a then-controversial idea. An idea that led him to be put on trial by the infamous inquisition. He argued that the solar system revolved around the sun, not the Earth, as commonly believed. Initially discovered and published by Nicolaus Copernicus, this idea and the implication that man was not the center of the solar system led Galileo to be labeled by the Church as “vehemently suspect of heresy.” This book, The Trials of Galileo, similarly challenges the humanistic philosophy that man is the center of his own universe and instead makes the case that man is but a created being in a system set in revolution around the Son - Jesus Christ.
This book encourages the reader to orient his life around the Son of God. It will argue that man and the facets of his person were created to be ordered around pursuing and honoring God instead of what is most desirous to himself. In essence, man’s life should be “caught in the gravitational pull” of Jesus and reflective of the glory of God, man’s creator. Just as Galileo championed the idea that the universe revolves around the Sun and not man’s Earth, the reader must discover that life is best lived when it revolves around not self but the Son of God.
The Trials of Galileo will address issues of the soul by closely examining and contrasting current cultural understandings and approaches against a biblical, gospel-centric approach. The argument that man is not the intended center of his own solar system will be made scripturally, focusing on God’s word and commands for man to live according to the patterns of God’s purposes and through case studies on the impact of gospel-centric living.