In CS101 Biblical Worldview and Critical Thinking, esteemed Christian theologian and philosopher John Frame explores what it means to think like a Christian. He introduces philosophy, discusses reason and how to become a better thinker, and describes what goes into a worldview. Throughout the course, Dr. Frame emphasizes that “philosophy is a form of spiritual warfare,” stressing the importance of thinking about the world in a way that reflects God.
Introducing the Speaker and Course
Introducing Philosophy
Philosophy and Becoming a Better Thinker
Learning How to Reason
Reasoning and Persuasion
Dealing with Self-Deception
The Relationship between Reasoning and Feelings and Emotions
What Is a Worldview?
God, Atheism, and Worldview
The Circular Nature of Knowledge
Presuppositions for Christian Thinking
Major Divisions of Philosophy
The Three Perspectives of Divine Lordship
Understanding God Perspectivally
Is Perspectivalism Relativist?
Metaphysics: The One and the Many
Teleology
Cause, Effect, and Science
Miracles and the Supernatural
Human Mind and Body
Theistic Proofs: Is There a God?
Epistemology: Three Schools of Thought
How Do We Know What We Know?
Typical Definition of Knowledge
Radical Doubt
How Can We Know God?
Ethics: Three Non-Christian Views and Biblical View
Making Value Judgments
Relationship between Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Ethics
Objections to Christian Ethics
Love: The Highest Virtue
Value and the Highest Good
Conclusion to the Course
Title: CS101 Biblical Worldview and Critical Thinking
Instructor: John Frame
Publisher: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2018
Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
Courses: 1
Video Hours: 4
John M. Frame (b. 1939) is an American philosopher and a Calvinist theologian especially noted for his work in epistemology, presuppositional apologetics, systematic theology, and ethics. He is one of the foremost interpreters and critics of the thought of Cornelius Van Til. He is currently professor of systematic theology and philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando.