Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Worldviews in Literature

Question: What do we need to look for to help us identify worldview in literature?

Since a worldview is the way an individual interprets the world and reality, it is the way you determine what is right and wrong, as well as what you choose to believe in. Every person has their own worldview, whether they have come to realize it or not. By identifying the attitude or tone the author uses in the literature will help detect their worldview. Specific "Christian" terminology, such as the Trinity or the act of being saved, may not always be an indication of what worldview that individual holds. This is because other groups of people use the same expressions that Christians do; only they take on entirely different meanings.

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