What is "THE Truth? part 2

This semester, I once again realized the difficulty of integrating my Christian perspective and secular worldview. Especially shocking was that there were various perspectives on and interpretations of “truth.” Different “truth” translates into different foundation and starting point. There was stark contrast in foundation and essence between Christian perspective, which states that truth must be affirmed and discovered, and secular worldview, which states that truth cannot be affirmed therefore created. Of course, mathematic formulas and scientific theories may be able to create “truth” and prove its validity. Such truth, however, ultimately fails to appeal to all people and is subject to change. For this reason, I cannot call this “truth” a “truth” but an “agreement.” My idea of truth is immutable, the absolute standard of all things, and preexisting. It is “the truth.”

In conclusion, the integration of Christian perspective and secular worldview is impossible without inserting “faith” (acceptance against uncertainty) into it because Christianity and the secular world have entirely different perspective in essence and starting points. My concern with regards to this aspect is whether to use qualitative methodology exclusively to integrate Christian perspective and a secular worldview. The premises of qualitative methodology, which affirm mutability and relativity of truth, will beg more questions and eventually come to the conclusion that truth is in the “making.” Perhaps my goal as a doctoral student is to delve into this matter further and devise appropriate research.