Worldviews for Adults

A worldview is how you look at the world, how you think it operates, why things happen the way they do, what your purpose is. Another word for worldview is paradigm. 

“The more aware we are of our basic paradigms...or assumptions, and the extent to which we have been influenced by our experience, the more we can take responsibility for those paradigms, examine them, test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view.” 

                                                                      Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

“What’s most important is that you gain...an understanding of history, experience in some of the classics, and an acquaintance with worldviews and world religions. These are the most critical things to learn in order to develop the depth of understanding necessary to become the empathic leader you need to be.”

                                                                                       The Mission Driven Life

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September: Read The Bathwater Brigade by Jefferson J. Shupe

October: Secular Humanism, Marxism, Postmodernism assignments due. Take notes and come ready to discuss.

1. Review The Humanist Manifesto

2. Review The Communist Manifesto pages 14-26

3. Watch at least one of the following videos, I highly recommend both!

   1. Wokeness Is Literally A Religion - feat. James Lindsay

   2. Underground Soviet Christians and American Christians

4. Watch How to make sense of Woke, Trans, and other modern Ideologies - answers from Thomas Sowell I EP 114

   1. You can use this as a guide if you wish A_Conflict_of_Visions_Reading_Guide-2.pdf

5. Watch MASS PSYCHOSIS - How an Entire Population Becomes MENTALLY ILL

Additional videos if interested but not part of assignments:

1. Postmodernism & Mormon Youth

2. A Wing and A Prayer by Dr Jordan Peterson

November: Secular Humanism, Marxism, Postmodernism book discussion and paper due

1. Read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

2. Write a one page paper on Sociology- What is the nature of the world around us and the people in it?

December: Truth, Natural Law, and Religion assignments due. Take notes and come ready to discuss.

1. Read The Abolition of Man chapter 2 (The Way), chapter 3 (The Abolition of Man), and the Appendix-Illustrations of the Tao

2. Watch Faith Matters part 1 & part 2

January: Shakespeare Play TBD (Everyone in the school will be reading this)

February: Religion book discussion and paper due

1. Pick one book: 

   1. Many Voices, One Faith- Islam

   2. Kisses From Katie- Christianity

   3. 52 Churches in 52 Weeks- Christianity

   4. The Robe- Christianity

   5. The Brothers Karamazov- Christianity 

   6. The Forest of Enchantments- Hinduism

   7. A Tale for the Time Being- Buddhism

   8. The Complete Confucius- Confucianism

   9. The Chosen- Judaism

2. Write a one page paper on your personal theology- What is really real?

March: Freedom and Leadership assignments due. Take notes and come ready to discuss.

1. Watch Amy Chua Overcoming Political Tribalism

2. Study the 1776 and 1619 projects. For the full 1619 project follow the link. 

3. Watch America’s Upswing 

4. Watch This Is Easily the Most Important Speech Jordan Peterson Has Ever Done

April: Freedom book discussion and paper due

1. Read Les Miserables

2. Write a one page paper on Politics- What are your core political beliefs? OR Mission- What is your life mission and what are you doing to prepare for it?

Movie list for all worldviews