6/10/2023 0 Comments Escape from reason![]() ![]() ![]() Over time the sphere of Nature began to eat up the sphere of Grace. Human beings believed that they could reason autonomously in the lower sphere. In the centuries following Aquinas, the divide between the two spheres was made wider and wider. The latter sphere dealt with heavenly things, and grace was required to understand them. ![]() The former sphere dealt with lower things, things that human beings could study and know on their own. Thomas Aquinas separated the spheres of Nature and Grace. Books At a Glance offers both of these books in summary this week to our members. They are historically situated (as all books are), but they are more than mere period pieces-they still repay reflection and thought today. Although neither book is very long, they are both excellent examples of Schaeffer’s thinking and approach. He challenged Christians to think in terms of their Christian worldview, and to learn how to communicate with people in Western societies that were operating under very different assumptions.Įscape from Reaso n and He is There and He is Not Silent are two classic works by Schaeffer. Schaeffer published a large number of widely read books and dramatically influenced his generation in thinking about apologetics, ethics, philosophy, and theology. ![]() He founded the famous L’Abri Fellowship in the Swiss Alps and shared and defended the faith with countless people. A Brief Book Summary from Books At a Glance Introductionįrancis Schaeffer (1912-1984) was a leading Christian thinker, author, apologist, and evangelist. ![]()
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