The Founding Spirit of CWSA
Today we Christians live in very complex and pluralistic societies.
We are facing numerous difficult issues, including economic crises related to the newly developed global economic framework. Christians cannot and should not turn their backs on various social issues such as those in life science, changing sexual ethics (eg, homosexuality), the enormous impact of popular culture and the IT revolution.
We should be able to see and cope with all these issues in light of our Christian faith perspective. We cannot find answers to these matters through a mere superficial understanding and one-sided proclamations. Instead, we should discover relevant Biblical principles, and experts should carry out rigorous scholarly work relating to specific issues based upon these principles. Moreover, as these issues are often closely related to various areas of scholarship, interdisciplinary conversations with people in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and arts are needed to develop a Christian perspective.
For these reasons CWSA, above all, seeks to aid in establishing a true Christian worldview and cultural understanding among Christians. CWSA also encourages Christian scholars to do their scholarly work from a Biblical perspective and thus provide Christian answers and alternatives to various issues. CWSA also seeks to provide relevant information and Christian analysis of various social phenomena to church leaders and pastors. Lastly, CWSA hopes to help young people recognize the riches and beauty of Christian scholarship and Christian culture which will provide them with the foundation for a healthy and holistic life.
