Was blind, but now I see.
A while ago, I wrote a piece about how the Bible dragged me, kicking and screaming, to the political and economic center. I titled it ‘Has Christianity Made Me More Conservative?’ because I set out to explore the transition of my econo-sociopolitical views. Particularly, the influence, if any, of my Christian faith in that respect. This piece will further that discussion.
In his book ‘A Conflict of Visions’ Thomas Sowell submits that an interest is distinguishable from a vision. A vision has to do with our perspective about the world and our place in it. It is concerned with what we believe about how the world works – the role of the individual and society. More importantly, visions are what we believe about how the world can, and indeed should, work.
To this end, Sowell observes and discusses two distinct visions under which many conflicts of conviction fall – the constrained vision, and the unconstrained vision.
Join me in exploring and understanding these competing visions over the next few weeks according to Sowell’s compelling account.
– Lele M
Lele Muthali 