Francis Schaeffer

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Francis Schaeffer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical theologian, philosopher, and apologist known for his influential writings on Christianity and Western culture and for founding the L'Abri community in Switzerland.

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instanceOf Christian apologist ⓘ
Christian community ⓘ
Christian philosopher ⓘ
evangelical theologian ⓘ
person ⓘ
study center ⓘ
activeIn 20th century ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-01-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1984-05-15 ⓘ
denomination Presbyterian ⓘ
educatedAt Faith Theological Seminary ⓘ
Hampden–Sydney College ⓘ
Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ
familyName Schaeffer ⓘ
fieldOfWork Christian theology ⓘ
apologetics ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ
founded L'Abri ⓘ
givenName Francis ⓘ
influenced evangelical political activism in the United States ⓘ
knownFor founding the L'Abri community in Switzerland ⓘ
writings on Christianity and Western culture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form: Reformed Christianity

evangelicalism ⓘ
notableIdea Christian worldview ⓘ
cultural apologetics ⓘ
notableStudent Nancy Pearcey ⓘ
Os Guinness ⓘ
notableWork A Christian Manifesto ⓘ
Escape from Reason ⓘ
He Is There and He Is Not Silent ⓘ
How Should We Then Live? ⓘ
The God Who Is There ⓘ
True Spirituality ⓘ
occupation apologist ⓘ
author ⓘ
pastor ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
placeOfBirth Germantown, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Rochester, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
positionHeld Presbyterian minister ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Edith Schaeffer ⓘ

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Evangelicalism → associatedWithPerson → Francis Schaeffer ⓘ
Cornelius Van Til → influenced → Francis Schaeffer ⓘ