The Nature and Necessity of Worldviews | Dallas Willard
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The Nature and Necessity of Worldviews | Dallas Willard
September 29, 2018
The Veritas Forum
Whether or not we know what we believe, our worldview shapes our perception of the truth. At a Veritas Forum from UCLA, the late philosopher Dallas Willard helps us ask the right questions about how our picture of reality lines up with the truth.
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