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Lesson OneWhat Are the Major Worldviews?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoQuestions a Worldview Seeks To Answer - Part I3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeQuestions a Worldview Seeks To Answer - Part II3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourDistinctives of a Biblical Worldview3 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveWhich Worldview Will You Choose?3 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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List a television show, a book, a friend’s opinion, or some other source that illustrates each of the six worldviews listed. Example: Deism—Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon, indicated on a NASA form that he was a deist.
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Deism – Thomas Jefferson and Neil Armstrong
Monotheism – The Bible Christians
Naturalism – Charles Darwin. Carl Sagan
Nihilism – White a few of the news stations and reporters
Pantheism – Buddism and Hinduism
Existentialism – Atheists -
Monotheism – I see this daily in my area with Christianity. Judiasm is seen as I study the old testament and my experience with Islam is mostly through tv and news.
Deism – The material would suggest that Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin would have seen themselves as deists because the rejected miracles and asserted that God does not interfere with human affairs.
Naturalism – The theory of evolution came from Charles Darwin’s work on The Origin of Species suggesting that only matter exists and through it came everything we know now.
Nihilism – Ivan Turgenev suggested in his book Fathers and Sons that a nihilist does not bow down to authority or accept any principle on faith. I feel this is something that is being used in attempt to change our culture through politics.
Existentialism – I have run into many people who believe God does not exist and meaning in life comes through some temporary cause that elevates their level of importance in life. This is played out everyday in their desire to achieve more, have status and create their own meaning.
Pantheism – The Vedas are the ancient Hindu sacred texts that would suggest that you can become one with the universe through meditation.
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Moralistic therapeutic deism-(book) by Christian Smith
I originally heard about this idea through courses that I was taking at Liberty University. The idea that a person takes good morals, sometimes associated with biblical views, and applies them based off of their own conviction. Essentially letting their own moral compass and feelings be their God.
This is obviously an error for any human being, considering that fact that personal conviction differs with each person. Therefore what may be morally incorrect for me, may be morally correct for you. Causing indifference and giving no true basis for clear and concrete truth. -
Monotheism- As a Christian, going to church we meet people alike who follow and practice the principles of Christianity. On the same hand, I have friends who are Muslim and practice and follow the teaching of Islam, believing that the Quran is the infallible word of Allah (God).
Deism- There are a lot of rappers and artist who I believe fall under Deism as they profess that “we are all gods and have the power to create and change things as there perspective. There are many people that I have met in passing and heard speaking that rejects the supernatural events we believe in as Christians, and also rejects the rituals and ceremonies of all religions.
Naturalism- I think of Charles Darwin in the case of Naturalism. I remember all the books he would write and put out to make theological doctrines look like the worst thing ever in which he stated, ” at worst totally fraudulent and at best merely symbolic of deep human aspirations.”
Nihilism- The best example of this was the one given in Ivan Turgenev, who stated, ” A Nihilist is a person who does not bow down to any authority, who does not except any principle of faith, however, much principle may be revered. I can say that some hate groups and or organizations resembles many parts of the Nihilism philosophy.
Existentialism- I have witnessed many people become this after life as they once knew it was gone. In serving in the community, I have ran across people who have lose all hope and believe that life is meaningless, and that there is no significance in life other than what they can personally create.
Pantheism- I think of Buddhist off the top of my head when I think of the principles of Pantheism. Yoga is another example that comes to mind in this particular world view, and the state of reality they want you to dive into.
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Monotheism: A Living Faith in Yahweh, through Jesus the Messiah, empowered and progressively sanctified and transformed by the Holy Spirit – One God – Triune.
Deism: Jefferson, Franklin, Locke, Payne, Satan
Naturalism: Sagan, Hawking, Spinoza, Einstein. Satan
Nihilism: Nietzsche, Caligula, Machiavelli, Satan
Existentialism: O’Neill, Camus, Heidegger, Sartre, Satan.
Pantheism: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The United States, Satan.
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Of the six worldviews listed, which two are most alike? Which two are the most dissimilar? Explain.
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Christian and Judaism are most alike.
Deism and monotheism are most dissimilar .
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Nihilism and existentialism seem very similar because they both question truth and meaning. Pantheism and existentialism seem to be most at odds because pantheism says that everything is God and existentialism says that nothing matters.
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Nihilism and existentialism are the most similar, they both essentially claim that there is little meaning to life and little that can be trusted. Monotheism and existentialism are the most dissimilar, as monotheism points to a creator God, while existentialism finds no meaning in life.
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Monotheism and Deism are the most similar. Both believe that one God exists. Monotheism believes that God is separate but involved with the universe while Deism believes that God created an orderly world to operate on its own.
Monotheism and Naturalism are the most different. Monotheism believes one God exists who is separate but involved with the universe. Naturalism believes that matter is all that exists and is best understood through science.
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Deism & Monotheism – both believe in God, just not that He sits on the throne for both.
Naturalism & Monotheism – faith vs science