1. World View Defined
World view is the total package of an ever changing set of core assumptions upon which we build our "cultural map."
This map in turn is the means by which we see and interpret the world around us.
World view is, in effect, our set of "map constructing" and "map reading" rules.

2. World View, Faith, and Lifeways
Interaction among three foundations . . .
Assumptions about life and the rules to use those assumptions in interpreting the world around us.
Ways we live; scripts of life as well as lifestyle choices we make.
World View
Lifeways
Faith
Faith in the reality and meaning of a world beyond the physical manifestations.

3. World View Ingredients
Sinful or Transformed Nature
Enculturation
Image
of God
Life
History
Language
Genetic
Parameters

4. Functions of World View
Adapted from Kraft, Christianity with Power, pp
Gives the interpretive grid needed to explain the way things are
Provides us the tools we need to evaluate what we experience
Enables us to sort out, arrange, and make different commitments
Helps us to adapt to changing circumstances without throwing out our world view completely
World View
Lifeways
Sacred
Canopy

5. World View and Communication
People communicate in ways that make sense within their world view(s)
People interpret our communication in light of their world view
While change in world view is possible, it usually takes place over time rather than instantly
World view provides the grid through which the Bible is valued, viewed, and communicated

6. World View Assumptions
Space
Time
Existence
Powers
Knowledge
Logic
Being