How Shall We The Live?

Matthew Barrett–

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If you have been reading the new issue of Credo Magazine, “Francis Schaeffer at 100” then you may also be interested in Schaeffer’s video series, “How Shall I Then Live?” But first, a word about the new issue:

The year 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984). It is difficult to think of an evangelical figure in the 20th century who so seriously engaged the philosophies and ideologies of the secular world and set them over against the Christian worldview than Francis Schaeffer.

But Schaeffer was no ordinary evangelical. The man wore knickers and knee high socks when he lectured, sporting not only long hair but a goat’s-chin beard! Most importantly, Schaeffer did not fear man, but feared God. Not only did he engage secular worldviews, but he confronted his fellow evangelicals, even rebuking them for doctrinal concession and compromise.

As many have observed, it is not an overstatement to say that the Schaeffers transformed, reshaped, and in many ways reformed American evangelicalism. Those writing in this new issue of Credo Magazine are proof, each writer bearing testimony to how Francis Schaeffer has made a monumental impact on how we understand and articulate the Christian faith and life in the world of ideas. Contributors include Bruce Little, William Edgar, Bryan Follis, Stephen Wellum, and many others.

One of Schaeffer’s most popular books, How Shall I Then Live? was accompanied by his video series. Today we would like to post this video series where Schaeffer traces, as the subtitle to his book says, “The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture.”