Schaeffer revisited

Julia Cameron  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Oct 2002
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Francis Schaeffer brought a prophetic message to the church over 30 years ago about the sanctity of human life. Dr. Robert W. Evans's forthcoming book 'The Descent of Dignity' revisits the message that Schaeffer implored us to hear.

JC: You describe Francis Schaeffer in your book as your unseen friend. Tell us about his influence on you.

RE: Few have shaped my thinking as powerfully as Francis Schaeffer. As an undergraduate, I took up a volume that he co-authored with C. Everett Koop entitled 'Whatever Happened to the Human Race?' and read it with considerable interest. Schaeffer was saying something very important about the trajectory of Western societies, and how Christians need to become involved lest we witness the complete collapse of a biblically-informed morality. He serves as a powerful example of how to engage with the prevailing culture in order to offer a Christian apologetic.

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