RESEARCH PAPER: BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW
ASSIGNMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
This
assignment is designed to help you learn how to define the term worldview. It
is important
to have a consistent, coherent, and adequate worldview as you interact with
others. Everyone
has a worldview, though none of us have a perfectly consistent worldview,
especially in how
we apply it to our decision-making. This assignment is also designed to help
you
articulate
the Biblical Worldview’s responses to five key worldview questions. When a
person answers
these five questions it helps them know their worldview. It also helps them to
know the worldview
of others when they answer these questions. Knowing how the Bible answers these
questions
is essential to understanding the Biblical Worldview. If you are a follower of
Christ and have
a Biblical Worldview, you should want to share your beliefs with others.
However, being
prepared to do so with “gentleness and respect” is required (I Peter 3:15 NIV).
INSTRUCTIONS
Define
the term worldview (75 – 100 words). This will be your first paragraph. You
will then answer
the five worldview questions from a Biblical Worldview (400 – 500 words) in
five separate
paragraphs.
· Cover page – This is the
first page to be included in your paper. (This should be
formatted
according to the style (APA, MLA, Turabian) that you will be using for this assignment. See the sample
paper in the Writing Style Guide link for formatting instructions). If you are
using APA, an Abstract is not required.
· Content pages – These
pages will contain your content and fulfill the requirements listed below. A word count is
required after the definition of the term worldview and the answers to the five
Biblical Worldview Questions.
(75 –
100 words) What is a worldview? Define the term “worldview”. Use descriptive phrases to support your
definition. Use and cite content from at least two sources in this part to define the term.
Note: Add the word count.
(400 –
500 words) Articulate the biblical worldview’s answer (what is believed) for
each of the
following five questions*. Support your biblical content with scripture (Bible references).
A minimum of
two relevant biblical references needs to be used to support the content for each of
the five questions below. Do not write out the verses as it takes up too much of your word
count. Just state the biblical idea and cite the biblical text to support it. Use the
Writing Style Guide sample paper for how to cite scripture. Each of the five questions must be
answered in a separate paragraph. Add the word count.
The Question of Origin – (What is the origin of the universe, etc.? How did
humanity come
into existence?)
