YOUR WORLDVIEW CRITIQUE MANUAL FOR PHILOSOPHY CLASS:

THE CHRISTIAN MIND IN THE WORLD TODAY

by Janice M. Boville

& Print Out This Manual and Bring to Class &

Part I – UNITS 1 through 6 NEW! SPECIAL SECTION: ‘LOGIC AND THE CHRISTIAN MIND’

(Material Covered Up to the Midterm Exam)

UNIT 1. Introduction – Establish WV Criteria; Learn a Little LOGIC; Explain Basic Questions

UNIT 2. Many Theisms – So...What Sets Judeo-Christian Biblical Monotheism Apart?

UNIT 3. Deism – A Religion of Reason for the Age of Reason

UNIT 4. Naturalism – A Secular Religion: Nature as the All in All

UNIT 5. nihilism – all is meaningless (and I mean that!)

UNIT 6. Existentialism – Edgy Atheistic Attempts and Theistic Leaps for Transcendence

Part II – UNITS 7 through 10

(Material Covered Up to the Final Exam)

UNIT 7. Pantheistic Monism – Hindu Advaita System of Shankara; Eastern Philosophy/Religion

UNIT 8. The New Age Movement – Neo-Pagan ‘Mystical-Egotistical’ WV Syncretism

UNIT 9. Postmodernism – Culturally Constructed Relativism as an Absolute

UNIT 10. Conclusion: The Crucible of TRUTH