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Summary: How the Dispair Worlview became dominant
Review: (...) I am eternally grateful to FS for these books. For someone like myself, without a rigorous training in philosophy/theology/history/Art, these books offer a clear and potent explanation of the Despair Worldview (materialism, secularism, naturalism, atheism, etc.). FS traces how this insidious worldview became dominant in most aspects of life during the last few centuries. You'll enjoy and learn from the wealth of knowledge and personal experience the author had in life as a whole: art, history, philosophy, politics, theology, etc.
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Summary: How the Dispair Worlview became dominant
Review: (...) I am eternally grateful to FS for these books. For someone like myself, without a rigorous training in philosophy/theology/history/Art, these books offer a clear and potent explanation of the Despair Worldview (materialism, secularism, naturalism, atheism, etc.). FS traces how this insidious worldview became dominant in most aspects of life during the last few centuries. You'll enjoy and learn from the wealth of knowledge and personal experience the author had in life as a whole: art, history, philosophy, politics, theology, etc.
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Summary: This book changed my way of thinking!
Review: A lot of other evangelical books would have us believe that simply by reciting John 3:16, we will be met with success when trying to witness to nonbelievers. This simply does not work most of the time.Francis Schaeffer systematically proves the existence of God and Christ. He also dissects the major philosopical and religious schools of thinking and explains their faults when faced with reality. This is not intended to be a philosophy book, however I would question the intellectual relevance of anybody who would say Francis Schaeffer is a not brilliantly educated in the matters of worldly philosophy. Try reading "How Should We Then Live", "True Spirituality", or "Genesis In Space and Time" for further Schaeffer reading. An excellent book for the neophyte Christian, or for an adolescent is "How to be a Selfish Pig", also by F.A. Schaeffer.
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Summary: This book changed my way of thinking!
Review: A lot of other evangelical books would have us believe that simply by reciting John 3:16, we will be met with success when trying to witness to nonbelievers. This simply does not work most of the time. Francis Schaeffer systematically proves the existence of God and Christ. He also dissects the major philosopical and religious schools of thinking and explains their faults when faced with reality. This is not intended to be a philosophy book, however I would question the intellectual relevance of anybody who would say Francis Schaeffer is a not brilliantly educated in the matters of worldly philosophy. Try reading "How Should We Then Live", "True Spirituality", or "Genesis In Space and Time" for further Schaeffer reading. An excellent book for the neophyte Christian, or for an adolescent is "How to be a Selfish Pig", also by F.A. Schaeffer.
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Summary: not an author for people who do not understand christianity
Review: although he was not only a great philosipher but an evangelist too, his books are more probing and questioning the christian faith in depth. as an advanced math course is no good for a 1st grader, so these books are no good for people who have not expirianced christianity and do not know what it is like, first hand. this is shown in the reviews givin to his books by various people. having known schaeffer myself, i can say on his behalf that he is the most brilliant christian i have ever known. he had expirianced God and the walk of christianity, this is the subject of his books. i am not suprised many do not understand him. an exelent author
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Summary: Worth the hard read
Review: As another reviewer mentioned, this is not the world's easiest book to get through. However, it is definitely worthwhile and finally gave me some interesting thoughts about art beyond just, "Ooo, pretty painting." For the presuppositionalist apologist, a must. Christinaphylus
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Summary: A Great Modern Christian Mind
Review: Francis Schaeffer is an outstanding Christian philosopher, a description he would insist is incorrect (He simply calls himself an evangelist). Tracing the evolution of western non-Christian thought, Schaeffer explores the spiritual shortcomings of philosophical efforts to explain humanity without a real "space-time" (human, historical) Christ. This volume gathers his earlier works written in the late sixties and early seventies. His writing is brilliant, razor sharp, and touchingly human. He never forgets the starting points of Christianity are truth and love. The writing is heavy but so relevant it can't be overlooked.
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Summary: A Great Modern Christian Mind
Review: Francis Schaeffer is an outstanding Christian philosopher, a description he would insist is incorrect (He simply calls himself an evangelist). Tracing the evolution of western non-Christian thought, Schaeffer explores the spiritual shortcomings of philosophical efforts to explain humanity without a real "space-time" (human, historical) Christ. This volume gathers his earlier works written in the late sixties and early seventies. His writing is brilliant, razor sharp, and touchingly human. He never forgets the starting points of Christianity are truth and love. The writing is heavy but so relevant it can't be overlooked.
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Summary: A Must for the Thinking Christian
Review: Have you ever wondered what existentialism is all about, or what the real difference between absolute and relative truth is? When is theology liberal?, when is it orthodox?, and when is it neo-orthodox? What is it that separates Reformed theology from 'Leap in the Dark' theology? Is Christian faith rational or irrational? How can I know what I believe is true, and how can I know that I know? I am not aware of any book that serves as a better introduction to these and other issues than Francis Schaeffer's Trilogy. And, of course, it paves the way for all his other books. In his own words: 'All the others fit into these as spokes of the wheel fit into the hub.' Schaeffer remains the leading Christian apologist for the 60s generation, and has done many of us an immense favour by exposing the countercultural, flower-power utopianism of the Woodstock generation for what it was: A non-rational escape leading to nothing but despair. I first read this book as a college student and it impacted me so much that I rushed out to buy his collected works - one of the best investments of my life. If you are serious about understanding your faith, Schaeffer is a must. And if you are serious about understanding Schaeffer, his Trilogy is a must.
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Summary: Simply Bad
Review: I have now read all the three books that are contained in this volume (although from an older edition.) The books are full of wrong information, and the argumentation is always deficient, I wonder if Schaeffer ever produced a valid argument? No wonder he never studied philosophy. Maybe these writings will give Christians the illusion that they are right, but to materialists like me they only confirm my low opinion of Christianity, a crutch for the weak. Schaeffer would not have stand a minute in an intellectual debate with atheists like Parsons, Drange, Flew, Mackie, etc. No wonder he went to Europe, where most have already lost faith in God and do not care any longer, noone needs to defend atheism there and nobody in Europe cared about Schaeffer. No wonders his books were never published by any academic or general publisher, nor that his name can be found nowhere even in big philosophical dictionaries. If this is all American Christians can think of, then America will soon be as much atheist as Europe. To the reviewers who rated positively this book, and to anyone interested, I recommend reading Drange's Nonbelief, at least if they are really searching the truth.
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