Worldview, Faith, Philosophy, and Ethics

STEP 1

Please answer the following questions:

1. To what extent should personal religious beliefs impact our decisions about business ethics?

2. To what extent do your personal religious (or non-religious) beliefs about life impact your sense of business ethics and personal decision-making?

3. Does it seem odd to connect every belief we have about life back to what we believe about God?

Then, please read Article 1–“What Is a Worldview and Why Is It Important to Me?”

Please answer the following questions:

1. Has your answers to either of the first two questions changed after reading Article 1?

2. Do you believe in absolute truth? Is there more than one way/religion to understanding absolute truth about God and the meaning of life?

3. Do you believe that humans have free will in their decisions, or are they entirely a product of their personal environment, circumstances, upbringing, etc.?

4. Are things such as true love, beauty, and justice really possible, or are those values totally determined by cultural beliefs and norms?

STEP 2

Then read Article 2–“Adding the Framework”.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Have your answers to any of the last questions changed after reading Article 2?

2. So far in what you’ve read and in what you’ve experienced in life, does it seem odd or offensive to see Jesus Christ as the foundation for life and meaning?

STEP 3

Then read Article 3–“If a God, then which God?”.

Please answer the following questions:

1. Have your answers to either of the last two questions changed after reading Article 3?

2. Now that you’ve read all of the articles, how has your view of meaning, ethics, and your own worldview changed? What questions or comments do you have about what you’ve read?