The God Who Is There, 30th Anniversar..., Francis A. Schaeffer
The God Who Is There, 30th Anniversar..., Francis A. Schaeffer
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The God Who Is There, 30th Anniversary Edition

Author: Francis A. Schaeffer, James W. Sire

Narrator: John Lescault

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/20/2016

Synopsis

In 2006, Christianity Today voted The God Who Is There as one of the top fifty books that have shaped evangelicals.For decades, The God Who Is There has been the landmark book that changed the way the church sees the world. In Francis Schaeffer’s remarkable analysis, we learn where the clashing ideas about God, science, history, and art came from and where they are going. This edition includes a foreword by James W. Sire that places Schaeffer’s seminal work in the context of the intellectual turbulence of the early twenty-first century.More than ever, The God Who Is There demonstrates how historic Christianity can fearlessly confront the competing philosophies of the world. The God who has always been there continues to provide the anchor of truth and the power of love to meet the world’s deepest problems.

About Francis A. Schaeffer

Francis A. Schaeffer (1912–1984) was an American Evangelical Christian theologian, Presbyterian pastor, and philosopher. He founded the L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland and was the author of many books, including The God Who Is There. Until his death, he was a noted speaker with a worldwide ministry. His ministry continues through his books, with over two million copies in print.

About James W. Sire

James W. Sire (1933-2018) was a widely respected apologist, author, and lecturer who worked for more than thirty years as senior editor at InterVarsity Press. He also served as a professor of English literature, philosophy, and theology and as a lecturer at over two hundred universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. His many books include Naming the Elephant: Worldview as a Concept, Apologetics Beyond Reason, Habits of the Mind, and the seminal text The Universe Next Door, which has sold over 350,000 copies.

About John Lescault

Patrick Cullen, a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas on November 20, 2022

Between Modernism and Postmodernism What to think of Francis Schaeffer today? It was 40+ years ago that I first read The God Who is There. In fact I formally studied Schaeffer under the (now) president of the Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation—who has endorsed my own work. Like so many people, I met Sch......more

Goodreads review by David on November 10, 2013

In "The God Who Is There", Francis Schaeffer explains that our world needs to know that GOD is THERE. God is really there - not as a helpful psychological construct but really, a real personality who is truly alive and acts and acted in real, verifiable space-time history as certainly as I sit here......more

Goodreads review by Lee on September 10, 2010

Read this book! Schaeffer gives his unique analysis of philosophical, socio-cultural and theological trends over the last 300 years, emphasizing Christendom's inability to keep pace with the rapid (and sometimes confusing) changes. The Christian's solution: to engage the hurting person at the exact......more

Goodreads review by Tim on February 03, 2025

4.2 Stars Francis Schaeffer's "The God Who Is There" is an excellent work of Christian philosophy and apologetics. Schaeffer's book is about how 20th-century thinking has rejected God and any absolute truth and thus has descended into despair. He also critiques the "new theology" which is secular thi......more

Goodreads review by Kris on August 02, 2023

Jumps all over the place and lacks a through-line. Needed more specific examples, analogies, and anecdotes to illustrate the big cultural ideas. Not my favorite Schaeffer. Instead I would recommend How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture.......more

Quotes

“This classic book needs to be read by a new generation that may not know of Schaeffer and re-read by those who have been influenced by him.” Knowing & Doing newsletter, C. S. Lewis Institute

“This book, and its companion volumes, accomplished something startling and necessary: it made intellectual history a vital part of the evangelical landscape, opening up the worlds particularly of art and philosophy to a subculture that was suspicious and ignorant of both.” John Stackhouse, professor of theology and culture, Regent College

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