The View

Worldview A worldview is a complete outlook of the world according to an individual’s unique vantage point. It is a person’s worldview that aids them in developing the beliefs, choices, and opinions that they will have about life and everything in it. Worldview can be described like a classic piece of art. Many people from all over the world can come to an exhibit at the Metropolitan in New York and see the same exhibit, but when asked what they saw or how they felt about the piece, every answer…

How assumptions shape who we are today We are who we are today because of learned behaviors, core values, and principles. This is all taught to us at a young age mostly by our parents. We know that some things are good and bad based on the life lessons we have experienced in our own lives and of others. “Our cultures exist within larger structures called 'worldviews'. Worldviews as "beliefs and assumptions by which an individual makes sense of experiences that are hidden deep within the language…

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Albert M. Wolters begins his book Creation Regained by exploring the same foundational concept that has been the building blocks of our entire four year education at Dordt (and for those brought up in a Reformed educational system prior to Dordt, most of their adolescence as well). Wolters defines worldview as, “the comprehensive framework of one’s basic beliefs about thing” (2). He then goes on for a few pages expounding on this definition, explaining what he means by “beliefs” and what he…

I. First of all, it is worth to mention, that worldview is the philosophical concept of the reception of the world. The co-authors defined worldview as “a framework a person brings to decision-making” (Weider, Gutierrez 2011, p.51). It appears in various manifestations depending on the surrounding of the person, its religion and own outlook on the life. (56 Words) II. The origin of the existence is described in the Bible as the process of the creation throughout the duration of 6 days. Each…

Worldviews are sets of beliefs and assumptions that expresses how cultures interpret and explain their experiences. Worldviews are not expected to lead to stereotype, bias, and prejudice among health care providers. (Tiburt, J.C.2010). Worldview can also result to tensions in the clinical interactions or between patient’s population and healthcare system. According to called to care, differing worldviews ca lead to conflict which cannot be reconciled (Shelly & Miller, 2006). Worldview is equally…

Worldviews Business usually involves exchanging goods and services for payment. This definition implies at least two parties are involved in the exchange. According to this week’s lecture by Larry Ruddell, the covenant relationship referenced in the Bible between Abraham and God serves as a basis for the Christian worldview of business ethics. God initiated the covenant and made a promise. The covenant was sealed with a sign. Ruddell states, these Christian worldview ethics flow from…

Albert M. Wolters’ novel, Creation Regained, is a book on the basics of the Christian worldview and Christian education. This book is divided into five different chapters; What is a Worldview?, Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Discerning Structure and Direction. The first chapter covers the basics of what a worldview is and Wolters defines worldview as “the comprehensive framework of one’s basic beliefs about thing” (2). In the book, Wolters says there are four elements to this definition of…

In today’s world, conflict over race, religions and ethnicity is a primary source of conversation. When turning on a news channel, picking up a newspaper or even glancing at the magazine covers while waiting in line at the grocery store, one is not able to avoid the topics. The world of business is not exempt from these same issues. As Christians in a managerial position, one must know how to respond when they are placed in an assumed conflict. In order to know the appropriate reaction the…

Retell: In the film Apocalypse Now, scenes focus on the use of reconciling two opposing views of the same reality. In the scene, Willard aboard the navy patrol boat crosses paths with a Vietnamese sampan. At the moment, Willard is asking the men on the navy boat to ignore the sampan and continue on their journey. But, according to the protocol the Chief makes Chef search the sampan to look for any evidence of trafficking of supplies. A Vietnamese woman on board runs towards a basket which…