UTT Intro Questions

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1. What is a worldview and what are some of the fundamental questions a worldview answers?

2. How do Norman Geisler and William Watkins define a worldview? What are two illustrations that demonstrate how a worldview works?

3. How is the term “worldview” defined in Understanding the Times?

4. Reflection Question: Does a person’s belief in the existence of God affect his or her life? If yes, give an example of how that belief may affect his or her ideas about life.

5. Reflection Question: Francis Schaeffer said, “The basic problem of the Christians in this country in the last eighty years or so, in regard to society and in regard to government, is that they have seen things in bits and pieces instead of totals.” What does Schaeffer mean by “bits and pieces?”

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6. Which verses from Genesis fit with the worldview disciplines listed in the Understanding the Times textbook?

7. In what way does the person of Jesus Christ underline the significance of each discipline?

8. According to 2 Corinthians 10:4–5, once we understand the world, what are we to do?

9. What evidence supports the claim that Secular Humanism is “religious” in nature?

10. What legal and constitutional problem should result from classifying Secular Humanism as a religion? Can humanist teaching be considered neutral? Why or why not?