How Should We Then Live?
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"How Should We Then Live?" is a 1976 book by Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer that critiques Western culture and traces the impact of philosophical and religious ideas on the course of history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How Should We Then Live? canonical | 4 |
| How Should We Then Live? (film series) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Should We Then Live? Context triple: [Francis Schaeffer, notableWork, How Should We Then Live?]
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A.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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B.
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times is a Christian inspirational book by Episcopal bishop Michael Curry that explores how living a life grounded in love can transform individuals and society amid contemporary challenges.
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C.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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D.
On Faith
On Faith is a key doctrinal section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Filius that systematically expounds the Catholic understanding of faith, its nature, and its relationship to reason and divine revelation.
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E.
Way, the Truth, and the Life
"Way, the Truth, and the Life" is a title Jesus uses for himself in the New Testament (John 14:6), expressing his role as the exclusive path to God, embodiment of truth, and source of eternal life in Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Should We Then Live? Target entity description: "How Should We Then Live?" is a 1976 book by Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer that critiques Western culture and traces the impact of philosophical and religious ideas on the course of history.
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A.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
-
B.
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times is a Christian inspirational book by Episcopal bishop Michael Curry that explores how living a life grounded in love can transform individuals and society amid contemporary challenges.
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C.
The Fragility of Goodness
The Fragility of Goodness is a philosophical work by Martha Nussbaum that explores how human vulnerability, luck, and moral conflict shape the pursuit of a good life, especially through readings of ancient Greek literature and philosophy.
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D.
On Faith
On Faith is a key doctrinal section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Filius that systematically expounds the Catholic understanding of faith, its nature, and its relationship to reason and divine revelation.
-
E.
Way, the Truth, and the Life
"Way, the Truth, and the Life" is a title Jesus uses for himself in the New Testament (John 14:6), expressing his role as the exclusive path to God, embodiment of truth, and source of eternal life in Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologetics work
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationReleasePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion | How should Christians live in modern society? ⓘ |
| associatedWith | L'Abri community ⓘ |
| author | Francis Schaeffer ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
need for Christian foundations in law and morality
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relationship between ideas and cultural consequences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
modern Western culture
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relativism ⓘ secular humanism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impact of philosophical ideas on culture
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impact of religious ideas on history ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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cultural criticism ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
How Should We Then Live?
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
How Should We Then Live? (film series)
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| hasPerspective | Reformed evangelical ⓘ |
| includesDiscussionOf |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
Reformation ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ modern art and culture ⓘ |
| influenced | evangelical cultural engagement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformation theology
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presuppositional apologetics ⓘ |
| inSeriesWith |
A Christian Manifesto
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Whatever Happened to the Human Race? ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christians
general readers interested in Western culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian worldview
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Western culture ⓘ history of Western thought ⓘ philosophy and religion ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfAdaptation | documentary film series ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking intellectual history to cultural decline
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popularizing worldview analysis among evangelicals ⓘ |
| proposes | Christian theistic worldview as cultural foundation ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Fleming H. Revell Company ⓘ |
| questionFormInTitle | ethical question about human conduct ⓘ |
| structure | historical survey of ideas ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
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surface form:
Reformed Christianity
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| timePeriodCovered | ancient Rome to the 20th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Francis Schaeffer
this entity surface form:
How Should We Then Live? (film series)