Write a double-spaced 1500-2000 word paper highlighting how your field of interest (or major) can be viewed through a Christian worldview.

The purpose of the paper is to relate the discoveries of science, your particular major, and the Christian ethic in a logical, coherent manner. Everyone on earth has a worldview that shapes and directs the way they interact with the world, their neighbors and family, and how they view themselves. As we will discuss in class many times, the atheistic/materialistic worldview describes the universe as a purposeless accident, in which only the physical realm exists. Science, therefore, can only test things in the material world and has shown us that we are nothing more than “meat robots” with only an illusion of free will. The Christian ethic, however, understands the universe as an intentional, purposeful Creation, in which we are all called to glorify the God who created us with all our mind, soul, and strength. We have inherent dignity as image-bearers of the Creator, and a slew of other attributes which we share with God, including creativity, love, and rationality. Throughout this course you will have seen how the investigation of this universe – from the cosmological fine-tuning, to the exquisite “coincidences” of our habitable planet, to the amazing attributes of water, and finally to the inner workings of biological organisms and the limits of evolution – ALL point to a mind. Indeed, by studying the physical world, there are inescapable implications of the necessity of an intelligent Being beyond the realms of the physical world, which aligns faithfully with the Christian notion of the Biblical God. Each of you has a particular major (if you are undecided at this time, you will pick whatever major interests you most). From the sciences, to business, to the fine arts, everyone has a part of this world that they are interested and skilled in studying. Every vocation we choose involves interacting with other people, animals, or the environment and how we view the world dictates how we embrace our careers. This worldview paper will challenge you to think about how your career aspirations are affected your worldview. Rubric: You will write a double-spaced 1500-2000 word paper highlighting how your field of interest (or major) can be viewed through a Christian worldview. In order to establish that a Christian worldview is worth having in this day and age, you will pick three examples from science that you have learned this semester that point to a Creator and how they defy a materialistic worldview. You will describe how one with a materialistic worldview, if being logically consistent, could behave in your field of interest and compare it with how a Christian should behave in your field of interest. You will also give two examples of how seeing your field through a Christian lens not only glorifies God but benefits the world in which we live.