#worldview

[Buddhism and Christianity] are in one sense parallel and equal; as a mound and a hollow, as a valley and a hill. There is a sense in which that sublime despair is the only alternative to that divine audacity. It is even true that the truly spiritual and intellectual man sees it as sort of dilemma; a very hard and terrible choice. There is little else on earth that can compare with these for completeness. And he who does not climb the mountain of Christ does indeed fall into the abyss of Buddha. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#belief #beliefs #compare #comparison #contrast

My worldview aside from my Christian perspective is more aligned with Plato's thinking, conclusions, and philosophy ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#phiosophy #plato #r-alan-woods #worldviews #r-alan-woods

People of different faiths, like yours and mine, sometimes wonder where we can meet in common purpose, when there are so many differences in creed and theology. Surely the answer is that we can meet in service, in shared moral convictions about our nation stemming from a common worldview. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#answer #common #convictions #creed #differences

Men are moved most by their religion; especially when it is irreligion. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#religion #worldview #men

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#evil #good #inspirational #lao-tzu #tao-te-ching

So we must realize this: the suicidal framing story that dominates our world today has no power except the power we give it by believing it. Similarly, believing an alternative and transforming framing story may turn out to be the most radical thing any of us can ever do. ↗

— Brian D. McLaren

#change

We all - whether naturalists, atheists, Buddhists, or Christians - see the world through the grid of an interpretive framework - and ultimately this interpretive framework is religious in nature, even if not allied with a particular institutional religion. ↗

— James K.A. Smith

#morality #postmodernism #presuppositions #religion #worldview

The key distinctive of a truly Christian education...is the effective practice of worldview integration, that is, an approach to biblical integration that leads to a Christian worldview. ↗

— Martha MacCullough

#disctinctive #education #integration #worldview #education

Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#fashions #ideals #worldviews #zeitgeist #men

Many today insist that music is amoral, that there is nothing innately good or bad about music itself. They say it is neutral, and only its use determines whether it is good or evil. To a degree this is true, but in a very real way music ceases to be neutral the moment those little black-and-white notes begin to be woven together to produce a certain combinations of sounds that result in the message or world-view that the composer of the music wants to get across. The music itself becomes a statement, even when words are not attached to its message. ↗

— Ron Owens

#music #worldviews #music