Thanks. Wasn't trying to start an argument, just pointing out that IMO different starting points will produce different results.
...the author's point is much broader than that - a biblical worldview sees the entire world, economics, history, ethics, family, community - you name it, from a biblical perspective. In other words, how does God see it. It is not just evangelism, it is a biblical perspective on my job, my recreation, my friendships...everything I do, from God's perspective, and how can I do what I do to His glory.
I agree entirely. My intention here is to point out that not everyone holds to the same "biblical perspective", thus they don't agree with certain behaviors or beliefs that contradict that perspective, and thus they believe that others don't have a perspective at all.
Case in point: I'm a postmil. I don't believe we're in the last generation, nor do I believe that subcutaneous banking chips/barcodes on the hands/social security numbers etc are necc. evil and should be stopped at all costs (I may object to them on other biblical grounds, but not on the basis of premil interpretations of prophecy). And I guarantee that statement will be enough for some to brand my own "Biblical worldview" as being misled (at best), if not openly satanic and antisemitic (at worst).
All I'm saying is that there's no consensus among Christians (Protestants, Evangelicals, Catholics, and Orthodox) about what that worldview looks like or what it's demands are. To suggest that Christians should hold to a certain worldview is to assume that they already hold to a certain understanding of the Bible.
I happen to think my "biblical worldview" is the correct one (I'm sure some will emphatically disagree with me), but we all think that about our own views. And naturally, I think/hope that others should share my views, thus I make efforts great and small to persuade them to change their minds. Why would I (or anyone) hold a view that we simultaneously think is incorrect or deficient? Why would I (or anyone) change our minds, unless we discover otherwise?
This is a good point to make. The humanities courses at my college try to examine the subjects through the lenses of a "Christian worldview." In actuality, it is looking at those subjects thorough a Calvinist worldview. There are multiple cases where I believe that Calvinism deviates from a Catholic Biblical perspective, and I know that Calvinists feel the same way about Catholicism. One thing that has happened though thorough exposure to the topics that are agreed upon and those that are not is that I'm starting to understand and be able to articulate my perspective.
To suggest that Christians should hold to a certain worldview is to assume that they already hold to a certain understanding of the Bible.
Exactly. At least for the moment, a common worldview is only going to be able to be as specific as the similarities we share, which admittedly do go reasonably deep.
This is a very important distinction. For an interesting exercise, check out this "Worldview Test". According to this test, I am a bad Christian who has admittedly good theological sophistication. The problem is that its worldview is a particular shade of Evangelical Christianity and right-wing republicanism. If you're at all libertarian or populist, you have a "non-Christian worldview." Similarly, if you are at all dubious of a 7,000 literal reading of Genesis, you are a bad Christian.