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Title: How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture by Francis A. Schaeffer ISBN: 0-89107-292-6 Publisher: Good News Pub Pub. Date: September, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Intellectual Foundation of the Modern Christian Right
Comment: If you want to understand the terms of the culture war, and why so many people are dedicated to restoring Christian values in our society, read this book. Schaeffer explains his world view in terms of a divinely inspired Bible, it's truths, and why they are true. There's more, too. Even for the skeptic, this book provides an excellent background (used as supporting evidence) in Western culture, arts, philosophy, music, and architecture from the Roman Empire days until present. Schaeffer, in his 40 years of study and skepicism himself found the truth of the Bible and God's revelation alive in just about all mankind does. An excellent book. An excellent reference. Schaeffer is in the same league as C.S. Lewis and "Mere Christianity".
Rating: 5
Summary: Great summary of western world history
Comment: "How Should We Then Live?" is a wonderful summary of western world history written from a Christian perspective by Francis Schaeffer. The people and events presented throughout the work reminded me of my basic European history class I took in high school, but throughout Schaeffer adds his views.
Schaeffer is able to discuss many different topics because of the large time range he covers in the book (Roman days until present times). My favorite issues addressed included: --The concept of charity, in which Schaeffer talks about how the older churches were very compassionate with wealth, but since the Industrial Revolution, many Christians have forgotten this and focused on personal accumulated wealth. --Open vs. closed systems --Evolution and in turn the purpose and meaning of life --La Boheme, which I found very interesting because of the recent movie "Moulin Rouge." This popular opera by Puccini presented the fundamental concepts of Rousseau -- autonomous freedom leads the hero to fight all of society's standards, values, and restraints. --Origin of life (i.e. "In the beginning..."), including the idea of pantheism. --And perhaps my favorite came on the topic of existentialism. Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, "Oh man! Take heed of what the dark midnight says: I slept, I slept -- from deep dreams I awoke: The world is deep -- and more profound than day would have thought. Profound in her pain -- Pleasure -- more profound than pain of heart, Woe speaks; pass on. But all pleasure seeks eternity -- a deep and profound eternity."
Yes, it is the idea that we all seek the pleasure of eternity. Nietzsche said that God is dead, and thus he believed man is dead. It's not surprising that Nietzsche went insane! Without God, what are you left with? Nietzsche said that you are left with "systems." In today's world we might call them "game plans." Schaeffer probably can summarize the implications a lot better than I can:
"A person can erect some sort of structure, some type of limited frame, in which he lives, shutting himself up in that frame and not looking beyond it. The game plan can be one of a number of things. It can be filling your life with material possessions. Or it can be a scientist concentrating on some small point of science so that he does not have to think of any of the big questions, such as why things exist at all. It can be a skier concentrating for years on knocking one-tenth of a second from a downhill run."
The final chapter of the book answers the question of "How Should We Then Live?" and although Schaeffer's suggestions are not that specific, he does get to the very heart of living, culture, and our world's future.
Rating: 5
Summary: A work of genius
Comment: Incredibly thought-provoking.
Stimulating.
A work of real genius.
Schaeffer knew more about the history of mankind, and of what mankind is suffering from at the moment, then anyone else I've ever read. Only C.S. Lewis comes close...
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Title: The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy: The 3 Essential Books in 1 Volume/the God Who Is There/Escape from Reason/He Is There and He Is Not Silent by Francis A. Schaeffer ISBN: 0891075615 Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: April, 1990 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: True Spirituality by Francis August Schaeffer ISBN: 0842373519 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: June, 1979 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Mark of the Christian by Francis A. Schaeffer ISBN: 0877844348 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: December, 1984 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Genesis in Space and Time; The Flow of Biblical History by Francis August Schaeffer ISBN: 0877846367 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: July, 1972 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Escape from Reason by Francis A. Schaeffer ISBN: 0877845387 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: January, 1977 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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