Curr. Issues Ch. 1

idea

thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action

worldview

pattern of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us make sense of God, the world, and our relationship to God and the world

fundamental questions a worldview seeks to answer

1. why we here

2. what does it mean to be human

3. what is the meaning/purpose of life

six dominant worldviews

1. Christianity

2. islam

3. new spirituality

4. secularism

5. marxism

6. postmodernism

theistic worldviews

1. christianity

2. islam

3. new spirituality

secular worldviews

1. secularism

2. marxism

3. postmodernism
   
   

theology

study of god

philosophy

love of wisdom - study of knowledge

ethics

moral conduct

biology

study of life/living organisms

psychology

study of soul

sociology

study of human societies

law

how we govern ourselves

politics

rule of the city

economics

running of the household/management of resources

history

how people thought/lived

4 tests determine if worldview is true

1. reason

2. outer world

3. inner world

4. real world

what separates Christianity and everyone else

how we view Jesus