PSYC 101
Essay 6: Worldview and Psychology
Department of Psychology
Liberty University
PSYC 101: General Psychology
Prior to retaking my Biblical worldview inventory test, I did not think that my results
would change very much from the first time I took the assessment in week one of this course.
While I was right that my results did not waver too much, I did see a few differences in the
before and after assessments scores. For the most part the second assessment of my eschatology,
ontology, and axiology stayed consistent to the original scores. However, my scores for
epistemology had increased from the original assessment. More than it already was, my scores
reflected that my worldview had become more Biblically aligned as my epistemology scores
were “building” in comparison to the original scores. Obviously, I consider myself to have a
very biblical worldview because of certain beliefs I have but my scores showed that I actually do
view some things with a more secular lens. For instance, I believe that God is ultimately good
and therefore can speak with objective truths. However, I believe that mankind is not naturally
good and therefore our definitions of good will always be subjective and can never measure up to
the good set by the Father.
There are six major constructs of the Biblical Worldview Inventory that all play a major
role in worldview and how we as Christians study the field of psychology. The first is ontology
which is the study of “how we understand reality” (Biblical Worldview). Ontology analyzes how
we see reality and our understanding of reality helps us to determine our decisions and
essentially our decision to follow Jesus. Next is cosmology, “the study of origins” (Biblical
Worldview). Cosmology focuses on a person’s beliefs on how the universe was created, which
directly impacts our understanding of purpose. The third construct is eschatology. Eschatology is
Essay 6: Worldview and Psychology
Department of Psychology
Liberty University
PSYC 101: General Psychology
Prior to retaking my Biblical worldview inventory test, I did not think that my results
would change very much from the first time I took the assessment in week one of this course.
While I was right that my results did not waver too much, I did see a few differences in the
before and after assessments scores. For the most part the second assessment of my eschatology,
ontology, and axiology stayed consistent to the original scores. However, my scores for
epistemology had increased from the original assessment. More than it already was, my scores
reflected that my worldview had become more Biblically aligned as my epistemology scores
were “building” in comparison to the original scores. Obviously, I consider myself to have a
very biblical worldview because of certain beliefs I have but my scores showed that I actually do
view some things with a more secular lens. For instance, I believe that God is ultimately good
and therefore can speak with objective truths. However, I believe that mankind is not naturally
good and therefore our definitions of good will always be subjective and can never measure up to
the good set by the Father.
There are six major constructs of the Biblical Worldview Inventory that all play a major
role in worldview and how we as Christians study the field of psychology. The first is ontology
which is the study of “how we understand reality” (Biblical Worldview). Ontology analyzes how
we see reality and our understanding of reality helps us to determine our decisions and
essentially our decision to follow Jesus. Next is cosmology, “the study of origins” (Biblical
Worldview). Cosmology focuses on a person’s beliefs on how the universe was created, which
directly impacts our understanding of purpose. The third construct is eschatology. Eschatology is
