Worldview: The History of a Concept

Worldview: The History of a ConceptConceiving of Christianity as a worldview has been one of the most significant events in the church in the last 150 years. In this new book David Naugle provides the best discussion yet of the history and contemporary use of worldview as a totalizing approach to faith and life. This informative volume first locates the origin of worldview in the writings of Immanuel Kant and surveys the rapid proliferation of its use throughout the English speaking

Conceiving of Christianity as a worldview has been one of the most significant events in the church in the last 150 years. In this new book David Naugle provides the best discussion yet of the history and contemporary use of worldview as a totalizing approach to faith and life.

This informative volume first locates the origin of worldview in the writings of Immanuel Kant and surveys the rapid proliferation of its use throughout the English-speaking world. Naugle then provides the first study ever undertaken of the insights of major Western philosophers on the subject of worldview and offers an original examination of the role this concept has played in the natural and social sciences. Finally, Naugle gives the concept biblical and theological grounding, exploring the unique ways that worldview has been used in the Evangelical, Orthodox, and Catholic traditions.

This clear presentation of the concept of worldview will be valuable to a wide range of readers.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/16/2002
ISBN: 9780802847614
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.40w x 0.91d
Award: Christianity Today Book Award - Winner

Review Citations: Choice 02/01/2003 pg. 1000
Christian Century 01/27/2004 pg. 40