APPENDIX 5
SUMMARY CHART FOR BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW*
Philosophical | Question Asked ] Secular-Humanist | Animist Biblical
Term Position Position Worldview
‘Cosmology Is there a god? nogod | ‘spirit Creator God
(reality) ‘one organic whole
Where did T come accident | spirit each person
Ontology from? | created in the
(nature of partof | evilimprisons | image of God and
humankind) Who am 1? evolutionary humankind unique
process
What is my sin nature
tissue |
nature? |
‘humankind is
basically good
‘Axiology | What is ultimately | evil and good are | moral absolutes
(ethics) valuable, tue, and | everything is | the exist based on
right? relative | same God's law
yinyang
Epistemology | How can truth be rationalism ‘mysticism revelation
(knowledge) known? |
Teleclogy Whatisthe | timeisrunning | life ona wheel | history is moving
(purpose and | ultimate purpose out towards the
destiny) for humankind? survival kingdom of God
manisa
consumer reincarnation slorify God
nothing after Resurrection and
| death life after death
(fertilizer) (cternal destiny)
Adapted from Darrow Miller, Food for the Hungry. Used by permission.
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