Francis Schaeffer Opens the World of Philosophy to Laymen in How Should We Then Live
Apologetics is not new to the Christian world.
Paul was one of the first great apologists of the Christian faith, and he has been followed by many great thinkers through the ages.
In modern times Francis Schaeffer led the way in training Christians in a Christian worldview.
His magnum opus, 'How Should We Then Live?' is as relevant today as it was when it was first produced.
The images are distinctly1970's style, but the message is timeless.
Francis Schaeffer sets you on a journey beginning in the early Roman empire and ending in the twentieth century.
This journey explains the philosophies that were developed during the successive time periods, and how they won popularity through the arts.
How Should We Then Live takes deep philosophical ideas and makes the basics understandable to the layman.
By using the arts to illustrate the thinking of the intellectuals, Dr.
Schaeffer is able to open the world of these thinkers for you.
He points out that it is through art that philosophy enters the culture and changes the activity of the average man.
Most people do not even know that they have a worldview.
Yet everyone is governed by his worldview.
In this masterwork Francis Schaeffer makes it clear that men develop their worldview based on the influence of popular art forms in their culture.
It is in this way that culture is affected by philosophies that are mostly incoherent to the average man on the street.
When you begin to understand the principles that Dr.
Schaeffer walks you through in How Should We Then Live, you begin to understand how your culture ended up where it is, and what you can do to affect the culture for Jesus Christ.
How Should We Then Live is a classic in the area of Christian worldview.
Your children may laugh at the technology used to produce this masterpiece, but the knowledge that they glean from this series of documentaries will help them to fulfill their purpose in the kingdom of God.
This is another one of those resources that belongs in every Christian home.
The liberal anti-Christs cannot stand before a church growing in the principles that Dr.
Schaeffer opens up in How Should We Then Live.
Paul was one of the first great apologists of the Christian faith, and he has been followed by many great thinkers through the ages.
In modern times Francis Schaeffer led the way in training Christians in a Christian worldview.
His magnum opus, 'How Should We Then Live?' is as relevant today as it was when it was first produced.
The images are distinctly1970's style, but the message is timeless.
Francis Schaeffer sets you on a journey beginning in the early Roman empire and ending in the twentieth century.
This journey explains the philosophies that were developed during the successive time periods, and how they won popularity through the arts.
How Should We Then Live takes deep philosophical ideas and makes the basics understandable to the layman.
By using the arts to illustrate the thinking of the intellectuals, Dr.
Schaeffer is able to open the world of these thinkers for you.
He points out that it is through art that philosophy enters the culture and changes the activity of the average man.
Most people do not even know that they have a worldview.
Yet everyone is governed by his worldview.
In this masterwork Francis Schaeffer makes it clear that men develop their worldview based on the influence of popular art forms in their culture.
It is in this way that culture is affected by philosophies that are mostly incoherent to the average man on the street.
When you begin to understand the principles that Dr.
Schaeffer walks you through in How Should We Then Live, you begin to understand how your culture ended up where it is, and what you can do to affect the culture for Jesus Christ.
How Should We Then Live is a classic in the area of Christian worldview.
Your children may laugh at the technology used to produce this masterpiece, but the knowledge that they glean from this series of documentaries will help them to fulfill their purpose in the kingdom of God.
This is another one of those resources that belongs in every Christian home.
The liberal anti-Christs cannot stand before a church growing in the principles that Dr.
Schaeffer opens up in How Should We Then Live.
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