The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer (5 vols.)

by Francis Schaeffer

Publisher:

Crossway

, 1982

Overview

The books of Francis Schaeffer have marked a watershed in Christian thinking and have deeply affected a generation of readers. Now in this complete and final edition of Schaeffer's works, all 22 of his books are included. This is the definitive edition of Schaeffer's books, each of which he updated and revised two years before his death. A comprehensive index is included for easy access to the entire set. Similarly, the set has been arranged so as to best follow Schaeffer's thought.

Key Features

• 22 titles divided into 5 areas of study
• Dozens of diagrams

Top Highlights

“The present chasm between the generations has been brought about almost entirely by a change in the concept of truth.” (Volume 1, Page 5)

“There is one basic agreement in almost all of the chairs of philosophy today, and that is a radical denial of the possibility of drawing a circle which will encompass all. In this sense, the philosophies of today can be called in all seriousness antiphilosophies.” (Volume 1, Page 17)

“Before these dates everyone would have been working on much the same presuppositions, which in practice seemed to accord with the Christian’s own presuppositions. This was true both in the area of epistemology and methodology. Epistemology is the theory of how we know, or how we can be sure that what we think we know of the world about us is correct. Methodology is how we approach the question of truth and knowing.” (Volume 1, Page 6)

“In concluding this section, let us note that when we speak of being under the line of despair, we do not mean that these people necessarily sit down and weep, but that they have given up all hope of achieving a rational unified answer to knowledge and life.” (Volume 1, Page 23)

“The unifying factor can be called rationalism, or if you prefer, humanism” (Volume 1, Page 9)

Product Details

• Title: The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview
• Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
• Publisher: Crossway
• Volumes: 5 (22 titles)
• Pages: 2,262

Volume 1: A Christian View of Philosophy and Culture

• Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
• Publisher: Crossway

Included Titles:

• The God Who Is There
• Escape From Reason
• He Is There and He Is Not Silent
• Back to Freedom and Dignity

Volume 2: A Christian View of the Bible as Truth

• Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
• Publisher: Crossway

Included Titles:

• Genesis in Space and Time
• No Final Conflict
• Joshua and the Flow of Biblical History
• Basic Bible Studies
• Art and the Bible

Volume 3: A Christian View of Spirituality

• Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
• Publisher: Crossway

Included Titles:

• No Little People
• True Spirituality
• The New Super-Spirituality
• Two Contents, Two Realities

Volume 4: A Christian View of the Church

• Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
• Publisher: Crossway

Included Titles:

• The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century
• The Church Before the Watching World
• The Mark of the Christian
• Death in the City
• The Great Evangelical Disaster

Volume 5: A Christian View of the West

• Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
• Publisher: Crossway

Included Titles:

• Pollution and the Death of Man
• How Should We Then Live?
• Whatever Happened to the Human Race?
• A Christian Manifesto

About Francis Schaeffer

Francis Schaeffer (1912–1984) was an evangelical missionary. After studying at Hampden-Sydney College, Westminister Theological Seminary (where he studied under Cornelius Van Til), and Faith Theological Seminary, Schaeffer pastored churches in Pennsylvania and Missouri.

In 1948, Schaeffer moved to Switzerland and founded L’Abri, a community where people discuss philosophy and religion. Thousands of people have passed through L’Abri, and it has expanded into several other countries. Schaeffer held a presuppositional approach to apologetics which many believe heavily influenced the Christian Right movement in the United States.

He was the author of many books, including Escape from Reason and How Should We Then Live?, which have sold millions of copies worldwide.