This book is an attempt to spell out the content of a biblical<br >worldview and its significance for our lives as we seek to be obedient<br >to the Scriptures. The ideas that make up this worldview are not<br >original with me. They come from a long tradition of Christian<br >reflection on the Scriptures and our overall perspective on the world，<br >a tradition rooted in the Scriptures themselves. It has had as some<br >of its most prominent representatives the Church Fathers Irenaeus<br >and Augustine， and the Reformers Tyndale and Calvin.<br > This scripturally informed worldview is sometimes called "refor-<br >mational，" after the Protestant Reformation， which discovered af-<br >resh the biblical teaching concerning the depth and scope of sin<br >and redemption. The desire to live by Scripture alone， rather than<br >Scripture alongside of tradition， is a hallmark of the Reformers. We<br >follow their path in this emphasis as well as in wanting an ongoing<br >reformation， in wanting to be re-formed by the Scriptures contin-<br >uously (see Acts 17:11， Rom. 12:2) rather than living by unexam-<br >ined traditions.<br > Reformational reflection on worldview has taken distinctive shape<br >as it has moved into the twentieth century， something that can be<br >seen specifically in the work of such Dutch leaders as Abraham<br >Kuyper， Herman Bavinck， Herman Dooyeweerd， and D. H. T. Vol-<br >lenhoven. Their contributions to a more profound and articulate<br >understanding of the biblical worldview have come through theol.<br >ogy， philosophy， and other academic disciplines， and especially<br >thlough cultural and social action arising from a deep desire to be<br >obedient to the Scriptures in all areas of life and service.<br > The term worldview came into the English language as a trans-<br ><br >