Francis A. Schaeffer
Born: 01-01-1912
Francis A. Schaeffer was an influential American theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor known for his work in Christian apologetics. He founded the L'Abri community in Switzerland, providing a haven for intellectual and spiritual exploration. Schaeffer authored numerous books addressing the intersection of faith and culture, emphasizing a biblical worldview. His works, including "The God Who Is There," continue to inspire discussions on theology, philosophy, and cultural engagement.
Book summaries for books written by Francis A. Schaeffer
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Christianity is not a series of truths in the plural, but rather truth spelled with a capital 'T.' Truth about total reality, not just about religious things.
We must stress that the basis for our faith is neither experience nor emotion but the truth as God has given it.
Christianity is not just a mental assent that certain doctrines are true—not even that the right doctrines are true. It means that having turned from the lie of the independence of Man, we accept Christ as Savior and we confess that He is Lord over all.
The universe is personal because it was created by a personal God.
Man is not the measure of all things, for man is not the measure of anything. Man is the measurer, but not the measure.
The tragedy of man is that he can conceive of a perfection which he cannot attain.
God is there, and He is not silent.
The starting point of Christian morals is not 'the good life' or 'character' or 'ethics' as usually defined, but rather the existence and the character of God.
In the Christian system, there is to be no division between the Creator and the creature. The creature is to serve the Creator.
If we have an inadequate understanding of who God is, we will have an inadequate understanding of what our relationship to Him should be.
Christianity is not just a mental ascent that certain doctrines are true—not even that the right doctrines are true. It means that having turned from the lie of the independence of Man, we accept Christ as Savior and we confess that He is Lord over all.
We are not in a time of great new ideas or great new philosophies. We are in a time of the final conflict between the worldview that grew out of the Judeo-Christian consensus and the worldview that came to us from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.