Why is there anything at all? How can we know for sure? How did we get here, and what are we here for, anyway? Why have things gone so badly wrong? Is there any hope of fixing them? What should I do with my life? And where will it all end?

These are the foundation questions that all worldviews attempt to answer. “Many factors contribute to our worldview, not all of them the product of our own thoughtful reflection…Our family background, life experience, economic circumstances, educational pedigree, cultural context, national heritage, linguistic community, physiological characteristics, psychological makeup, and historical situation all have an influence on the way we see the world.” And because our worldview informs how we live, act, and hope, it is important that we evaluate these contributing factors and ground ourselves in the worldview that accurately describes reality.

Philip Graham Ryken (DPhil, University of Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College. He has lectured and taught at universities and seminaries worldwide, and is the author of more than 30 books, including Kingdom, Come!, Grace Transforming, and Loving the Way Jesus Loves.

Today’s show will take a look at Philip Ryken’s book, Christian Worldview: A Student’s Guide. See the rest of our worldview series here!

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  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:33 Upcoming Shows
  • 3:30 Support the show!
  • 4:30 The Worldview of Gen Z
  • 7:10 Is there only one Christian worldview? 8 questions to determine worldview
  • 13:00 What is a worldview? What are the different worldviews?
  • 23:20 What shapes our worldview, and why does it matter?
  • 27:05 Do we really need more Christian thinking? Why not focus on love and worship?
  • 31:15 The Christian metanarrative begins with a God who is really there
  • 36:44 LIVE QUESTION: Why would God care about humans depicting his glory? Isn’t that petty?
  • 41:17 God has revealed himself
  • 45:51 LIVE QUESTION: Is God bad at communicating since Christians can’t agree?
  • 51:44 The Christian worldview must rightly see humans the way we are
  • 58:08 The Fall and sin: All worldviews recognize that there is brokenness
  • 1:06:38 LIVE CALLER: Secular utilitarianism vs Christian morality
  • 2:04:30 Closing

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