A “view of the universe and theory of the cosmos” — G. K. Chesterton “The whole manner of conceiving of the world and humanity’s place in it, the widest possibleview which the mind can take of things.” — James Orr A “life-system,” rooted in a fundamental principle from which was derived a whole complex of ruling ideas and conceptions about reality. — Abraham Kuyper A “perspective on life, a whole system of thought that answers the questions presented by the…