Worldview Thinking
Worldview Thinking:
Revisiting the Fundamental Orientations of Our Minds and Hearts
Absolute truth has been under attack since the Garden of Eden. Numerous authors from the past and present have offered significant and clear thinking to educate us on the importance of developing a biblical worldview. In the words of philosphy professor Rondald Nash (1936-2006), “The right eyeglasses can put the world into clearer focus, and the correct worldview can function in much the same way. Viewing the world through the correct worldview, can have important repercussions for the rest of the person’s understanding of events and ideas”. In this series of lectures, we look at at ways to develop a comprehensive, biblical framework through which you may view the world and by which you may live coran Deo (before the face of God).
Content
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Worldview Thinking, Part 1: Introduction
Worldview Thinking, Part 2: Why Worldviews Matter
Worldview Thinking, Part 3: Self-Conscious Worldview Development
Worldview Thinking, Part 4: Tools for Worldview Analysis
Worldview Thinking, Part 5: First Steps Toward Worldview Analysis
Worldview Thinking, Part 6: Ways of Knowing
Worldview Thinking, Part 7: Ways of Knowing (cont.)
Worldview Thinking, Part 8: Analogical Thinking
Worldview Thinking, Part 9: Review With Worldview Charts
Worldview Thinking, Part 10: The Role of the Human Heart in Knowing
Worldview Thinking, Part 11: The Role of the Human Heart in Knowing (cont).
Worldview Thinking, Part 12: Man’s Futile Attempt to Suppress the Truth
Worldview Thinking, Part 13: Reading Worldviewishly
Worldview Thinking, Part 14: Outline of the Series
Worldview Thinking, Part 15: The Ethical Component of Worldviews
Worldview Thinking, Part 16: Worldview Thinking & Evangelism
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