The old saying goes the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is today. This is the way I felt about finishing this Francis Schaeffer classic. How did I get a Th.M. in historical theology without reading this book? Well, I guess you can't read all the "must read" books at once. I'm really glad I'm now a student of Schaeffer and sitting at his feet. The God Who is There felt like a cutting edge book and not one written 30 years ago by a guy now in glory.

Os Guinness is one of my favorite authors and was directly mentored closer than most by Schaeffer. I've read Guinness criticizing some of Schaeffer's scholarship but I found his arguments and his value for equipping our generation helpful and necessary. The God Who is There has a similar prophetic tone as Lewis' Mere Christianity.

If you aren't accustomed to philosophical arguments or realizing the impact of theology to politics, philosophy, art and all the other fields of reality expression then it may take a while to get into a gear where you with Schaeffer. The pursuit will be worth the fruit.