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James W. Sire was an American Christian author, speaker, and editor for InterVarsity Press.
Born on a ranch on the rim of the Nebraska Sandhills, Sire was an officer in the Army, a college professor of English literature, philosophy and theology, the chief editor of InterVarsity Press , a lecturer at over two hundred universities in the U.S., Canada, Eastern and Western Europe and Asia, and the author of twenty books on literature, philosophy and the Christian faith. His book The Universe Next Door, published in 1976 and as of 2020 in its sixth edition, has sold over 400,000 copies and has been translated into 20 foreign languages. He held a B.A. in chemistry and English from the University of Nebraska, an M.A. in English from Washington State College and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Missouri.
His most recent publication was Rim of the Sandhills an eBook memoir of life on the ranch, in the military in Korea, at the university, in publishing and lecturing on three continents. It traces his early coming to faith and his gradual development of a mature apologetic for the Christian faith. He is known for introducing the works of Francis Schaeffer, Os Guinness, and others.
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