[Destro]

Author Frank Schaeffer to speak on his conversion to the Orthodox faith

Frank Schaeffer, son of the late renowned Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer, holds a photo of his son, John, a Marine.

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Thank you for linking these two threads. Interesting. I appreciate an interest in being true to the New Testament Church (being as true as possible to its Head). I don't see how that is accomplished through grasping any particular tradition, as it presents itself subsequent to those fresh years. I think it best to gain as much as one truly can from the Scriptures, the Logos they describe, the Holy Breath that conveys the Good News, and our Father whom Word and Spirit relate -- abide therein and obediently, creatively apply, here and now.

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(I highly reccommend this book by John and Frank.)

Frank Schaeffer, who converted to Orthodoxy, (I believe after his father's death,) tells a story. Francis was in a Catholic hospital in Philadelphia and there was a Crucifix on the wall. He was asked if he wanted it removed. He said to leave it.

Don't know the signifigance of that, but I believe I have heard that Frank says that he believes that had his Father lived, he would have become Orthodox also.

Which resonates with me, because he was a disciplined thinker and well able to analyze and debunk the illogic of postmodern thought. No, he was not a "theologian" in the Protestant definition. But, I think Frank is saying that his intellectual honesty would have lead him to Orthodoxy

But, IMHO, he was tending to theology in the tradition of Orthodox Christianity, which involves learning the truth by direct experience rather than avademic methodology.

fwiw

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"Orthodox tried to stick with their liturgy, not change to fit the fashions of the day," Schaeffer said. "Orthodoxy has not tried to keep up with every passing fashion and make itself 'relevant.' It is much more relevant because it doesn't change."

How can Truth "change?" Thank you for the ping, Destro!