Francis Schaeffer

Why Francis Schaeffer Matters: The Church in Culture – Part 7

by | June 6, 2018 | Francis Schaeffer, Featured | 0 Comments

The Church in Modern Culture Francis Schaeffer’s view of the church in modern culture is multifaceted yet cuts straight to the point.  He does not mince words or play clever evangelical games. He believes one major problem with Christians is that they see things in...
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Why Francis Schaeffer Matters: His Approach to Apologetics – Part 6

by | May 10, 2018 | Francis Schaeffer, Featured | 0 Comments

Christian Apologetics: Two Purposes Francis Schaeffer’s holds a rather basic view concerning apologetics. He explains there are two purposes of Christian apologetics. “The first is defense. The second is to communicate Christianity in a way that any given generation...
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Why Francis Schaeffer Matters: Epistemology – Part 5

by | May 1, 2018 | Francis Schaeffer, Featured | 0 Comments

The Importance of Presuppositions Dr. Schaeffer’s epistemology is integral to his approach to apologetics and may be described simply as follows: First, one must understand that pagan thought endorses a belief in the uniformity of natural causes in a closed...
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Why Francis Schaeffer Matters: An Introduction – Part 1

Why Francis Schaeffer Matters: An Introduction – Part 1

Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984) may very well be one of the most important Christian thinkers of the twentieth century. Schaeffer graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary and was heavily influenced by J. Gresham Machen, Cornelius Van Til, and the Dutch...