“But to millions of evangelical Christians, the Schaeffer name is royal”
Admittedly I’ve only been a Christian 6 years now but I’ve never heard of the man.
I'm not surprised. Francis died in 1984. These might help:
The Letters of Francis Schaeffer:
Letter One: The Reawakening of Spiritual Reality
Letter Two: Gradually My Thinking Has Changed
Letter Three: On Resting
Letter Four: A Root Planted in a Garden
Letter Five: On Sickness
Letter Six: The Art of Spiritual Growth
Letter Seven: No Perfect People, Physically or Psychologically
Letter Eight: Being Angry at God
Letter Nine: Something with Both Usefulness and Beauty
Letter Ten: On Knowing the Presence of God
Letter Eleven: Imperfection and the Continuing Work of Christ
Letter Twelve: Spiritual Battles Draw Real Blood
Letter Thirteen: Times of Strength and Times of Weakness
Letter Fourteen: Salvation, Works and Grace, Eternal Security, and the Sacraments
Letter Fifteen: Do Not Be Afraid of the Past
Letter Sixteen: Everything Is Spiritual Because God Made Everything
Letter Seventeen: Quiet In the Presence of God
Other threads:
L’Abri comes to Roseville - Christian conference provides ‘honest answers to honest questions’
Remembering Francis Schaeffer [25th anniversary of his death: May 15, 1984]
Schaeffer scholars continue his legacy
A Step Forward [Francis Schaeffer on the formation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) ]
Not Your Father's L'Abri: Swiss retreat now tends to disaffected evangelicals
A (Borrowed) Christmas Reflection [Francis A. Schaeffer's "What Difference Has Looking Made?"]
Using her voice
Morality starts with humanity
Learning to Cry for the Culture: Let's remember Francis Schaeffer's most crucial legacy--tears.
Meeting, talking with Ford always a pleasure
BAPTISM, by Francis Schaeffer [Schaeffer's defense of paedobaptism]
Baylor prof says Francis Schaeffer returned to fundamentalist views [Francis A. Schaeffer]
A Christian Manifesto (Francis A. Schaeffer)
The man who taught Francis A. Schaeffer: Cornelius Van Til
"Let it never be said there was no outcry from the Christians"
"...Our culture and our country deserve to be under the wrath of God..."
Mark of the Christian Pt. 1 (Francis Schaeffer)
The Mark of the Christian Part 2
The Mark of the Christian - Part 3 (Schaeffer)
The Preaching and the Practice of Truth
Then you are in for a treat. Google Francis Schaeffer (franks father) and you will get a list of books he wrote on chrisitan apologetics, they are a great read.
“Admittedly I’ve only been a Christian 6 years now but I’ve never heard of the man.”
I’ve heard of him, although it was really Chuck Colson who revived his memory with his best seeing book, “How Now Shall We Live.” It’s a comprehensive book about the Biblical World view as opposed to today’s self-centered worldly world view, and is based off off Schaeffer’s older classic, “How Then Shall We Live.”
Both are amazing books, and well worth your time, by the way.
Read also, "Total Truth" by Nancy Pearcey, one of the many who studied with him.
I have been a Christian for quit a while and I have never heard of them.