In a culture where biblical Christianity is falling more and more out of fashion, it’s increasingly important to have confidence in your faith. Today we are beginning a class called Why Christianity, in which we will lay out a few of the ways that our faith makes sense and works best. In this first session, Jerry Wierwille will introduce our class premise, describe the cultural tension, and speak on the value of taking this class. Although this is an apologetics class, it is significantly different from the previous class we aired starting with Podcast 50 (back in 2016) though there will be some overlap. Our end goal for this class is that it would build your confidence and encourage you to share your faith with others.
Worldview: A worldview is a set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of reality that ground and influence all of a person’s perceptions, thoughts, knowledge, and behavior.
Correspondence Theory of Truth: The view that what is “true” is that which corresponds to, or with, reality (i.e., “what is”).
Worldviews are not equal, e.g., religion, science, philosophy
Cultural Tension
Cultural Polarization: The differences in how people think, especially when two views emerge that drive people apart.
Religious Privatization: When people no longer feel comfortable or accepted to discuss or express religious attitudes or behaviors in public.
Purpose and Value of This Class
Gain a better understanding of the coherence and validity of the Christian worldview.
Become more confident and bolder about your faith and the reasons why Christianity is awesome.
looking forward to this, thanks for the great intro J.
I read about postmodernism and see how education, government, media, entertainment, and even parts of Christianity have been taken over and wince.
It seems so much harder to fight than atheism or secular humanism.
https://www.stephenhicks.org/2020/10/10/pomo-as-military-strategy/?unapproved=394561&moderation-hash=b5bc95b1620037ecf3777479978d6cb3#comment-394561
(if you don’t want to read the transcript, there is a youtube link at the bottom).