IntroductionBartholomew and Goheen (2004) in their research show that, whether we recognize it or not, every person has a worldview. In essence, every person has implicit assumptions and prejudices about the world, which in most cases influence how we view situations around us. In general, a worldview is a kind of lens that corrupts our view of the world around us. Individually, our educational level and cultural background, as well as upbringing, along with many other environmental factors, shape our worldview. For most people, their view of the world is nothing more than what they have observed in the environment. These people would not be able to offer others a rational reason for their beliefs. Naugle (2002). Definition of worldview Holmes (1983, pp.10-30) summarizes a worldview as the deep and integrated set of attitudes together with the beliefs of a person or even a society about the world. Often these attitudes, along with beliefs, encompass the totality of a person's or society's knowledge and point of view. Subsequently, these can be expressed precisely and clearly involving natural doctrines, fundamental values along with accepted experiential and prescriptive propositions such as values and ethics. In fact, these are all maintained consciously or unconsciously, in a coherent or inconsistent style. Our worldview not only influences how we perceive the world around us, but also shapes what we see or expect to see and how we explain things. In particular, this bias is visible in the way we answer all of life's questions. For example, placing two people in the same situation, there is a probability that each will define that situation differently depending on the paper... Fighting Source Inc.Holmes, AF, 1983. Contours of a worldview. Leicester United Kingdom. InterVasity Press.Nash, R.H., 1992. Worldviews in Conflict: Choosing Christianity in a World of Ideas. Grand Rapids, MI: Academie/Zondervan.Naugle, D.K., 2002. Worldview: The History of a Concept. Grand Rapids, MI: Eardmans.Plantinga, A., 2000. Christian Belief Guaranteed. New York: Oxford University Press.Schaffer, F.A., 1984. How Then Should We Live: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture. Westchester, Illinois. Crossway Books.Sire, JW, 2010. The Universe Next Door. Downers Grove, IL: Readyhowyouwant.com.Walsh, B.J. and Middleton, J.R., 1984. The Transforming Vision: Shaping a Christian Worldview. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.Wolters, AM, 1985. Creation Rediscovered: A Changing Worldview. Leicester, UK: InterVasity Press.
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