Worldviews

John Valk is Professor of Worldview Studies at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. He is coauthor (with Halis Albayrak & Mualla Selçuk) of An Islamic Worldview from Turkey: Religion in a Modern, Secular and Democratic State (2017).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Personal and Group Identity.- 3. Cultural Dimensions.- 4. Ultimate/Existential Questions.- 5. Ontological/Epistemological Questions.- 6. Universal/Particular Beliefs, Values, and Principles.- 7. Concluding Reflections.

“The book left me with a greater appreciation for worldview analysis as a diagnostic tool to better understand why I think and act as I do and why others come to different conclusions. … I will also be more careful in how I use the word publicly – or go back to Valk’s book as a reference.” (John Valk, christiancourier.ca, November 17, 2023)