1. Understanding the Times: Introduction

2. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.1 (page 1)
What is a ‘microcosm’?
Things are going to Hell because…

3. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.2 (page 2)
What is going on in the Academic world?
What is going on in the Popular world?
How are the two related?

4. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.3 (page 2)
There is a ______________ of ideas going on
It is over more than just politics. What is at stake is…
This book will help in two ways: 1. 2.

5. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.4 (page 3)
Why is learning more about your and other’s worldview “fun” or satisfying?
God wants us to…

6. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.5 (page 3)
Ideas eventually lead to…
Worldviews only come from 2 sources: 1. 2.

7. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.6 (page 4)
Are people consciously at War with Christ?
Prove it!!!

8. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.7 (page 5)
Whether we realize it or not, the default way for Americans to think is …

9. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.8 (pages 6-7)
Ideas have consequences…practice follows priorities…priorities come from perspective.
- If that is true…what has Secular Humanism produced?

10. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.1.9 (page 7)
EVERY WORLDVIEW, whether they admit it or not is INDEED and ACTUALLY a…
- How do I know that?

11. Understanding the Times: Introduction
(page 8)
We should study the Muslim worldview for two major reasons:
1. It is a complete ____________
2. It is the fastest ____________ __________

12. Understanding the Times: Introduction
(page 9)
Where does Marx still live?

13. Understanding the Times: Introduction
(page 9)
The Postmodern Worldview
- Metanarrative Explained

14. Understanding the Times: Introduction
(pages 10-11)
Stop being a __________________
- We are in a _________ whether we like it or not

15. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.2.1 (page 13)
- A War of Ideas is going on over…

16. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.2.2 (pp.14-15)
Everyone has a _________________
Every Worldview must answer some basic questions
Often worldviews are not studied but ________

17. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.2.3 (p.15)
Worldview Defined…
“Any set of ideas, beliefs, values, or convictions that provides a framework or map to help you understand God, the world, and your relationship to God and the world.”

18. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.2.5 (page 17)
Why study the Christian worldview?
- It is the only worldview…

19. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.2.6 (page 19)
Why Study the Islamic Worldview?
- The Muslim faith is the…

20. Understanding the Times: Introduction
0.2.7 (page 20)
Why study the Secular Humanist Worldview?
- It is especially huge in two areas

21. Understanding the Times: Introduction
(page 25)
Why study the Cosmic Humanist Worldview?
- It makes up as much as ________% of the population in America Today

22. Understanding the Times: Introduction
(page 26)
Why study the Postmodern Worldview?
- It is Youth in America’s ________ thinking