"Exercising care over the formation of our minds is not a purely academic pursuit; it is also a spiritual one. God enjoins us in Scripture to pursue intellectual virtues. The Bible is unequivocally clear that Christians are to superintend the life of the mind. "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by he renewing of your minds" (Rom. 12:3). God cares about how you think, not just what you think. A godly mind is not merely one devoid of vile thoughts, nor are the faithful stewards of the mind necessarily the ones who die with all their doctrinal p's and q's in place (brainwashing might as effectively accomplish this)..."
"According to the Christian tradition, to forge virtuous habits of moral and intellectual character is part of what is required for us to grow to the full stature of all that God intends for humans to be. Becoming virtuous is part of what makes us fit residents of the kingdom of heaven, ready and able to do God's work now and in the age to come. Intertwining moral and intellectual virtues in this way underscores the unity of our lives; these are not isolated compartments of our selves. We cannot be fully intellectually virtuous without also being morally virtuous. The converse is also true; we cannot succeed in the moral life without also displaying important intellectual virtues. When we succeed in harmonizing these aspects of our lives, we achieve what ancients and moderns alike call integrity."
Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous, W. Jay Wood, IVP Academic, 1998, pp. 18-19.
"According to the Christian tradition, to forge virtuous habits of moral and intellectual character is part of what is required for us to grow to the full stature of all that God intends for humans to be. Becoming virtuous is part of what makes us fit residents of the kingdom of heaven, ready and able to do God's work now and in the age to come. Intertwining moral and intellectual virtues in this way underscores the unity of our lives; these are not isolated compartments of our selves. We cannot be fully intellectually virtuous without also being morally virtuous. The converse is also true; we cannot succeed in the moral life without also displaying important intellectual virtues. When we succeed in harmonizing these aspects of our lives, we achieve what ancients and moderns alike call integrity."
Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous, W. Jay Wood, IVP Academic, 1998, pp. 18-19.
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