CWV-101 Topic 1 Study Guide 2023/24

List three analogies for worldview used in Chapter 1 of the textbook "Worldviews are like the foundation of a building" "Worldviews are also like the lenses found in eyeglasses that serve as the means through which a person sees the world" "Worldviews are also like the image on the top of a jigsaw puzzle's box." List the various definitions and descriptions of worldview found in the textbook and lecture. "A worldview is a foundational set of assumptions to which one commits that serves as a framework for understanding and interpreting reality and deeply shapes one's behavior" "A conceptual framework, pattern, or arrangement of a person's beliefs" "How one sees life and the world at large" "A commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true, or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic constitution of reality, and that provides the foundation on which we live and move and have our being" Match the following worldview terms - Atheism, Pantheism, Theism, and Deism - with the correct description below. a. Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that exists. b. Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in the world. c. Belief that "all is god" and a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God. d. Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural. a. Theism b. Deism c. Pantheism d. Atheism According to Chapter 1 in the textbook and Lecture 1, which worldview families use both faith and reason? Theism What kind of person does James 1:26 speak about? "Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless." Summarize Proverbs 8:10-11. There is nothing more important than God's instruction, compared to silver, gold, and rubies. What is the difference between private and shared worldviews? "Worldviews are Shared: A set of foundational assumptions that groups of individuals hold in common" "Worldviews are Private: An individual's personal view of the world that is shaped by that individuals life story, experience, social and cultural context, and relationships" "Both are present in all worldviews" Briefly describe the three worldview tests. Coherence Test: Examined the internal consistency and rational coherence of worldview assumptions Correspondence Test: Examines a worldviews ability to provide a cogent explanation of reality Practical Test: Examines a worldviews workability and practical value in the most important areas of life and experiences Match the following worldview elements - Ultimate Reality, Nature of the Universe, Human Nature, Knowledge, Ethics, and Purpose - with the correct question below: a. Is there absolute truth? b. Is there a God? c. How do we know right from wrong? d. Is there a spiritual part to the universe? e. Does life have meaning? f. Are human's merely higher orders of mammals? a. Knowledge b. Ultimate Reality c. Ethics d. Nature of the Universe e. Purpose f. Human Nature