Escape From Reason

Name: Escape From Reason
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Francis A. Schaeffer
ISBN: 9781662018756

Author: Francis A. Schaeffer

Narrator: Claton Butcher

Unabridged: 2 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 06/25/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects

Synopsis

Truth used to be based on reason. No more. What we feel is now the truest source of reality. Despite our obsession with the emotive and the experiential, we still face anxiety, despair, and purposelessness.How did we get here? And where do we find a remedy?In this modern classic, Francis A. Schaeffer traces trends in twentieth-century thought and unpacks how key ideas have shaped our society. Wide-ranging in his analysis, Schaeffer examines philosophy, science, art, and popular culture to identify dualism, fragmentation, and the decline of reason.Schaeffer's work takes on a newfound relevance today in his prescient anticipation of the contemporary postmodern ethos. His critique demonstrates Christianity's promise for a new century, one in as much need as ever of purpose and hope.

About Francis A. Schaeffer

Francis A. Schaeffer founded the L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland and was the author of many books, including The God Who Is There. Until his death in 1984, he was a noted speaker with a worldwide ministry. His ministry continues through his books, with over two million copies in print.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alex

I love Schaeffer, the person, but I totally disagree with half of what he says. His review of the western intellectual history is quick and accessible, and his great insight in this book is to point to Aquinas' fault of placing reason "upstairs"--assuming that human reason is immune to the fall. Whil......more

Goodreads review by Douglas

Excellent. Also read in November 1980.......more

Goodreads review by Leandro

Um dos melhores livros que eu já li. Pequeno, mas rico, explica com clareza a divisão do pensamento cristão na Idade Média e que minou as bases do próprio Cristianismo, cujos reflexos são sentidos até hoje, mesmo dentro de alguns círculos eclesiásticos.......more

Goodreads review by Kofi

Solid. This is my 5th Shaeffer book in a row and l'm beginning to pick up some of the core ideas that connect his writing and thinking. This one argues for a more holistic (and Christian) view of reality. The view that facts and reason can be separated from values, meaning, and purpose, as espoused......more