SHAPING A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW

The foundations of Christian higher education

EDITED BY DAVID S. DOCKERY & GREGORY ALAN THORNBURY

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

© 2002

by David S. Dockery and Gregory Alan Thornbury

All rights reserved

ISBN: 978-0-8054-2448-5

Published by B&H Publishing Group

Nashville, Tennessee

Subject Heading: CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Other translations are identified by acronym as follows: KJV, King James Version. NASB, the New American Standard Bible, © the Lockman Foundation, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977; used by permission. NLT, the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189.

All rights reserved.

To

Carl F. H. Henry

and

Charles Colson

With deep appreciation

for their profound influence

on our lives, our thought, and our work

Contents

Foreword, Charles Colson

Preface

Introduction: Shaping a Christian Worldview, David S. Dockery

Part I: Building a Foundation

1. The Authority of Scripture, George H. Guthrie

2. The Lessons of History, Gregory Alan Thornbury

3. Theological and Philosophical Foundations, Brad Green

4. The Influence of C. S. Lewis, Harry L. Poe

5. Christian Worldview, Ethics, and Culture, David P. Gushee

Part II: Applying a Christian Worldview

6. Faith and Learning, Jimmy H. Davis

7. Christian Worldview and Literature, Barbara McMillin

8. Christian Worldview and Natural Science, Glenn A. Marsch

9. Christian Worldview and the Arts, Karen L. Mulder

10. Christian Worldview and Music, Paul Munson

11. Christian Worldview and the Social Sciences, Antonio A. Chiareli

12. Christian Worldview and Media, Kina Mallard

13. Christian Worldview and Teaching, Thomas R. Rosebrough

14. Christian Worldview and Health Care, Susan R. Jacob

15. Christian Worldview and Social Work, Mary Anne Poe

16. Christian Worldview and the World of Business, Donald L. Lester with Walton Padelford

17. Christian Worldview and Student Life, Kimberly Thornbury

18. Christian Worldview and Campus Ministry, Todd E. Brady

Conclusion: Shaping the Academic Enterprise: An Interview with Carla Sanderson, Provost, Union University

Afterword, David S. Dockery and Gregory Alan Thornbury

Contributors

Index

Foreword

Charles Colson

Since the publication three years ago of the book How Now Shall We Live? I have been heartened by the burgeoning interest in Christian worldview on the part of Christians from all branches of the church. Nowhere has that interest been more enthusiastic than among the scholars of Union University who have produced the very impressive writings that constitute this book.

The apostle Paul tells us that we can prove the value of our service to the Lord only through the renewing of our minds and the offering of our whole lives as living sacrifices to him (Rom. 12:1–2). Christians ...