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Wendell Berry is a farmer, poet, essayist and novelist dwelling in Henry County in Kentucky. He has written his works based upon his own Christian Wordlview, which is related to reformative one. It is assumed that everyone has his or her own worldview as one has his or her own perspective on life, world, and value. Berry's Christian worldview emphasizes this earthly life here rather than the other world. He thinks that his daily life is a kind of sacrament. In this perspective he is approaching a reformative Christian view of life and the world. It is known that worldview can provide human beings with coherence and wholeness of life. In this essay three topics are derived from his works, which are marriage, farming, and community. Berry emphasizes intimacy and fidelity in marriage. He also focuses on the steward's role in farming work. He also insists intimacy and responsibility in community. It is concluded that Berry's reformative world view of Christianity penetrates the three topics. The significance of this study is that his coherent life and thought in marriage, farming and community are based upon reformative Christian worldview, which emphasizes responsibility in daily life.


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worldview, reformative, creation, marriage, farming, community