James W. Sire

Who is James W. Sire?

James W. Sire is a Christian author, speaker, and former editor for InterVarsity Press.

Born on a ranch on the rim of the Nebraska Sandhills, James W. Sire has been 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 now in its fifth edition, has sold over 350,000 copies and has been translated into 19 foreign languages. He holds 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 is Rim of the Sandhills an eBook memoir of life on the ranch, in the military in Korea, at the university, in publishing and lecturing in three of the five continents. It traces his early coming to faith and his gradual development of a mature apologetic for the Christian faith.