Try free for 30 days

  • Universe Next Door

  • A Basic Worldview Catalogue
  • By: James W. Sire
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

A 30-day trial plus your first audiobook free.
1 credit/month after trial—to buy any title you like, yours to keep.
Listen all you want to a selection of thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
Universe Next Door cover art

Universe Next Door

By: James W. Sire
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Free with 30-day trial

$16.45/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $31.99

Buy Now for $31.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

When The Universe Next Door was first introduced nearly 30 years ago, it set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews.

In concise, easily understood prose, James W. Sire explained the basics of theism, deism, naturalism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism, and the new consciousness. This has been translated into several languages and used as a text at over one hundred colleges and universities in courses ranging from apologetics and world religions to history and English literature.

©2004 James W. Sire (P)2008 christianaudio.com

What listeners say about Universe Next Door

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Fi
  • 21-09-2020

Good book but...

Unfortunately while the content is good the chapters are out of sync so you have to go looking for them and one chapter appears to be missing although, not a good look, first time I've run into this issue.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

informative but Tedious

Very factual and informative. Although I found Sire to add too many opinions g
throughout the book, instead of giving a general idea of the world view.

It's not a book I would want to read without the audio book along side. but it is also a book I wouldn't want to listen to without the physical book to refer to.

I read the Firth Ed. along side this, as it is the newest and required for my Uni studies. So I often had to pause the audio to read through the book, then find my place once I began listening again.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.