1	Why you think the way you do From Rome to Home By Dr. Glenn Sunshine
2	Worldview Video Clips
3	Worldview in Practice You may think we have a particular worldview when in fact we do not Worldviews operate below the radar behind the scenes guiding our thoughts, words, and actions only rarely being examined or analyzed
4	Western Worldview & Christianity Religion is essential to understanding worldviews In Western history this means Christianity Western worldview is the interaction of Greece & Roman civilization with Christianity
5	Worldview of Ancient Rome The Roman Empire is a paradox It dominated Western ideas about what makes a great civilization Within the Roman world, peace and prosperity reigned Trade, literature, arts, efficient government & rule of law were the hallmarks of Roman civilization
6	The Roman Empire
7	The Dark Side to Rome Roman economy and all its engineering feats were products of slave labor People were killed regularly as public entertainment Treachery, poisoning, and assassination were common among the elite Roman decadence, gluttony and sexual perversion are legendary
8	Life in the Coliseum
9	Religion in the Roman World Roman Empire had a bewildering array of religious options Gods were feared, not loved Emperors were considered gods Any non-Jew who refused to worship the emperor was tortured and killed
10	Status was Everything Slaves were considered inferior to free people Aristotle ranked them as “living tools”, little better than animals Elites gave themselves over to refined living and debauchery Virtually the entire economy depended on slave labor
11	The Outcome of This Urban residents in the Empire lived in appalling squalor in disease-ridden tenements A life expectancy 30 Wealthy & poor practiced abortion & infanticide
12	How the Empire Fell Rome stopped expanding The supply of slaves from prisoners of war dried up and no new workers came in Birthrates dropped Germanic immigrants made of the gap Result was a major cultural change which eventually led to its demise
13	What We Can Learn from This Everyone needs to be more aware of what is behind the way they think and operate To change the world we need to alter their worldview and allow them to see Truth Roman Empire is a great example of how a real worldview works with pagan gods
14	Worldview in Action
15	In Closing http://paulasay.indstate.edu/faith Consider the book from Dr. Sunshine Ask yourself: Am I 100% committed to the Christian Worldview, if not, why not? Do I understand how to live based on the words of Jesus? Is my Worldview the same on Friday night as it is on Sunday morning?