Francis A. Schaeffer

Born

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

January 30, 1912

Died

May 15, 1984

Genre

Christianity & Culture

Influences

Cornelius Van Til, Jean-Paul Sartre

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Francis August Schaeffer was an American Evangelical Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the L'Abri community in Switzerland. Opposed to theological modernism, Schaeffer promoted a more historic Protestant faith and a presuppositional approach to Christian apologetics which he believed would answer the questions of the age.

Wife: Edith Schaeffer
children: Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

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	How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture 4.16 avg rating — 10,871 ratings — published 1975 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The God Who Is There by Francis A. Schaeffer, James W. Sire (Introduction) 4.20 avg rating — 5,339 ratings — published 1968 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christian Manifesto 4.11 avg rating — 1,980 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Spirituality: How to Live for Jesus Moment by Moment 4.24 avg rating — 1,765 ratings — published 1971 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from Reason: A Penetrating Analysis of Trends in Modern Thought by Francis A. Schaeffer, J.P. Moreland (Foreword by) 4.22 avg rating — 1,889 ratings — published 1968 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He Is There and He Is Not Silent by Francis A. Schaeffer, Charles W. Colson (Foreword) , Jerram Barrs (Introduction) 4.23 avg rating — 1,529 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art & the Bible 4.19 avg rating — 1,534 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mark of the Christian by Francis A. Schaeffer, James W. Sire 4.29 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 1970 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy: The 3 Essential Books in 1 Volume/the God Who Is There/Escape from Reason/He Is There and He Is Not Silent by Francis A. Schaeffer, J.I. Packer (Foreword) , Lane T. Dennis (Preface) 4.44 avg rating — 770 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Genesis in Space and Time: The Flow of Biblical History 4.04 avg rating — 555 ratings — published 1972 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer a Christian Worldview (5 books)
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Quotes by Francis A. Schaeffer

“Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.”
― Francis Schaeffer

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“The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars.”
― Francis A. Schaeffer, Art & the Bible

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“The Bible is clear here: I am to love my neighbor as myself, in the manner needed, in a practical way, in the midst of the fallen world, at my particular point of history. This is why I am not a pacifist. Pacifism in this poor world in which we live -- this lost world -- means that we desert the people who need our greatest help.”
― Francis Schaeffer

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