widest view that the mind can take of things in the effort to grasp them together as a whole from the standpoint of some particular philosophy or theology.”5 For Kuyper, it represented a “life-system” that involved a “comprehensive vision of reality engendering the worship of God and submission to His will in all things.”6 Regardless of its origins, the importance of understanding this “comprehensive vision” or “life-system” by which to “understand the whole” cannot be overstated. Worldviews are
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