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Topic 1 Study Guide This study guide is optional. It is not an assignment and cannot be submitted. The purpose of the study guide is to prepare for the topic quiz. The more answers you find in the topic reading, the better you will be prepared. All answers can be found in the topic reading. The quiz will be graded for accuracy, so take time to seek the correct answers for this topic study guide before you attempt the quiz. Once you start the quiz, do not exit the quiz until the entire quiz is completed. Exiting out of the quiz before it is complete may result in a zero grade. Please type your answers below each question. 1. List three analogies for worldview used in Chapter 1 of the textbook. - Foundation of a building, lenses, and box top of a jigsaw puzzle

2. List the various definitions and descriptions of worldview found in the textbook and overview. - A worldview is a foundational set of assumptions to which one commits that serves as framework for understanding and interpreting reality and deeply shaped one’s behavior. - A set of assumptions or beliefs about reality that affect how we think and how we live. - The comprehensive perspective from which we interpret all of reality. - Worldviews are composed of assumptions that form something like a foundation for every individual. - A worldview is composed of assumptions to which a person commits.

3. Match the following worldview terms (Atheism, Pantheism, Theism, and Deism) with the correct description below. a. Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that exists: Theism

b. Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in the world: Deism

c. Belief that "all is God" and in a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God: Pantheism

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d. Belief only in the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural: Atheism

4. According to Chapter 1 in the textbook and Topic 1 Overview, which worldview families use both faith and reason? - All worldviews use family and reason

5. What kind of person does James 1:26 speak about? - Someone that claims they are religious but acts as if they are not.

6. Please describe several key themes presented in Proverbs 8:10-11. - Wisdom is more important than any material possessions. - Knowledge is more important that money - A wife of a noble character is worth more than possessions of money (rubies) 8 7. According to The Beginning of Wisdom, what is the definition of faith? - Trust in and loyalty to a set of core worldview beliefs or in a person; within the Christian worldview, it is the act of trusting in Jesus Christ to define oneself, which constitutes a transformation of a person’s spirit from selfishness to selflessness. 8. Briefly describe the three worldview tests. - Coherence test: a worldview test that examine the internal consistency and rational coherence of worldview assumptions. - Correspondence test: a worldview test that examines a worldviews ability to provide a cogent explanation of reality. - Practical test: a worldview test that examines a worldview workability and practical value in the most important areas of life and experience.

9. Match the following worldview elements (ultimate reality, nature of the universe, human nature, knowledge, ethics, and purpose) with the correct question below: a. Is there absolute truth? Knowledge b. Is there a God? Ultimate reality c. How do we know right from wrong? Ethics d. Is there a spiritual part to the universe? Nature of the Universe e. Does life have meaning? Purpose 2

f. Are humans merely higher orders of mammals? Human Nature

10. When discussing worldviews, what is the difference between an open system and a closed system? - The difference is an open system is influenced by a spiritual world and says that there is a spiritual force outside of social interaction. A closed system cannot be influenced by outside sources because nothing external exist.

Sources to use for this study guide: Hiles, J., & Smith, A. F. (2020). Evaluating wisely. In Grand Canyon University (Ed.), The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/cwv101/the-beginning-of-wisdom-an-introduction-tochristian-thought-and-life/v3.1/#/chapter/2 Topic 1 overview. (2020). CWV-101: Christian Worldview. Phoenix, AZ: Grand Canyon University. Waddell, J., & Jibben, J. (2020). Seeking wisdom. In Grand Canyon University (Ed.), The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/cwv101/the-beginning-of-wisdom-an-introduction-tochristian-thought-and-life/v3.1/#/chapter/1

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