Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life

Description

Drawing on specially collected oral history, this biography fully portrays the person, the work, and the teaching of one of the most important figures in modern Christianity. Pastor, apologist, and political activist Francis Schaeffer had a remarkable impact on both the intellectual and the humble laborer, the scientist and the artist, the doubting Christian and the skeptical non-believer. Colin Duriez's authoritative biography-which draws on over 150,000 words of oral history-portrays not just the man and his relationships but the development of Schaeffer's ideas, lectures, writings, and seminars, as well as his worldview and achievements. But Duriez, who studied under and interviewed Schaeffer, doesn't stop there. He reveals Schaeffer's complexities as a person and the distinct phases of his life within their historical context so that readers may truly understand this shaper of modern evangelicalism. With only one other full-length biography of Schaeffer currently available, this important book fills a void, revealing the journey of the short man whose abiding passion for truth, reality, a full-orbed faith, and the needs of people made him a spiritual giant. Includes a 16-page insert with black and white photos of Schaeffer.