Escape From Reason
by Francis Schaeffer | Book Summary
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Author: Francis Schaeffer
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However, in addition to learning the language, this hypothetical traveler would also need to learn "the thought-forms of the people to whom he speaks" (p. 11). Only when a man has learned the language and the worldview of a people will he be able to communicate with those people in a meaningful way. What is true for our hypothetical traveler is true in a similar way for Christians living in a secular, godless world. Our generation is not unique. "Every generation of Christians has this problem of learning how to speak meaningfully to its own age." (p. 11) This requires Christians to know the language and the worldview of the culture in which we live. Only when we learn both of these things will we be able to communicate the gospel message in meaningful ways. |
Francis Schaeffer was a theologian, philosopher and Presbyterian pastor. He studied under Cornelius Van Til and J. Gresham Machen at Westminster Theological Seminary.
In 1955 Schaeffer founded L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, which served as both a philosophy seminar and spiritual community. L'Abri attracted thousands of young people and has since expanded into branches around the world..
Schaeffer's presuppositional apologetic approach is evident in much of his writing. He wrote numerous books, including The God Who Is There, Art and the Bible, He Is There and He Is Not Silent, and A Christian Manifesto.
Escape From Reason
by Francis Schaeffer
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| Author | Francis Schaeffer |
| Publisher | IVP |
| Date | 1968 / 2006 |
| Pages | 121 |
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"If a man goes overseas for any length of time we would expect him to learn the language of the country to which he is going." (p. 11) This language learning would certainly include vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and anything else that might be involved in written and spoken communication.
However, in addition to learning the language, this hypothetical traveler would also need to learn "the thought-forms of the people to whom he speaks" (p. 11). Only when a man has learned the language and the worldview of a people will he be able to communicate with those people in a meaningful way.
What is true for our hypothetical traveler is true in a similar way for Christians living in a secular, godless world. Our generation is not unique. "Every generation of Christians has this problem of learning how to speak meaningfully to its own age." (p. 11) This requires Christians to know the language and the worldview of the culture in which we live. Only when we learn both of these things will we be able to communicate the gospel message in meaningful ways.
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Francis Schaeffer was a theologian, philosopher and Presbyterian pastor. He studied under Cornelius Van Til and J. Gresham Machen at Westminster Theological Seminary.
In 1955 Schaeffer founded L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland, which served as both a philosophy seminar and spiritual community. L'Abri attracted thousands of young people and has since expanded into branches around the world..
Schaeffer's presuppositional apologetic approach is evident in much of his writing. He wrote numerous books, including The God Who Is There, Art and the Bible, He Is There and He Is Not Silent, and A Christian Manifesto.