Talking about Worldviews

An accessible introduction to worldviews through thoughtful dialogues Talking About Worldviews offers an engaging way to learn about the real-life implications of philosophical viewpoints. Each chapter opens with a conversation among four fictional professionals participating in a group for exploring personal worldview commitments. The characters explore their different belief systems, rooted in Eastern traditions, atheist materialism, Christianity, humanism, or others; then the remainder of each chapter delves more deeply into the major issues and perspectives reflected in the discussion. This book models civil dialogue regarding the strengths and weaknesses of different worldviews, then explores the issues more thoroughly through a Christian lens. The major areas covered are those of standard introductory philosophy textbooks:

Logical fallacies
Monism and pluralism
Epistemology
Human rights
The nature of death

Authors Mark J. Farnham, Michael S. Jones, and David L. Saxon guide readers to explore what they believe and why they believe it. Study aids in each chapter include overviews, questions to ponder, a list of vocabulary terms, and suggestions for further reading. An ideal textbook for undergraduate philosophy courses, it is also accessible enough for high school classes and personal study.

Author Biography

Dr. Michael S. Jones (PhD, Temple University) is professor of philosophy and theology at Liberty University, President of the Virginia Philosophical Association, and Executive Editor of the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies. He is also a two-time Fulbright scholar. Jones is the author of Moral Reasoning: An Intentional Approach to Distinguishing Right from Wrong, an approachable introduction to the theoretical side of ethics. Mark Farnham is Professor of Apologetics at Lancaster Bible College. He received his PhD in Apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary and his ThM in New Testament from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also the Founder and Director of Apologetics for the Church, a local church training ministry equipping Christians to effectively defend and share their faith with anyone they meet. His other publications include Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian. David L. Saxon is a Bible professor in the College of Bible and Church Ministries at Maranatha Baptist University in Watertown, WI, where he has taught since 1999. In 1998 he completed a PhD in Church History at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC. He is a regular contributor to Frontline, the periodical of the Foundation Baptist Fellowship, International, and to various Maranatha publications.