Yet with sires refinements of his concept of worldview both the universe next door and naming the elephant become preeminently helpful for believers to grasp the nature of worldviews these works are highly recommended as textbooks for entry level university and seminary classes and for all readers who seek to understand the major . This item naming the elephant worldview as a concept by james w sire paperback 1699 in stock ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping on orders over 2500 details manual for writers of research papers theses and dissertations chicago style for students and . Sire did a fine job with this volume unpacking the idea of a worldview and firmly rooting it in christian theology furthermore he did an expert job of wading through the history of the concept of worldview pointing out the errors in logic and thought based on previous sets of presuppositions and knowledge including his own and came up with a concise definition in the culminating chapter . Naming the elephant worldview as a concept item preview remove circle share or embed this item camel kangaroo and elephant worldview definitions from dilthey to naugle first things first being or knowing flesh and bones theoretical and pretheoretical rational system way of life and master story worldviews