Douglas R. Groothuis reviews two recent Schaeffer biographies (which I haven’t yet read) and provides an interesting commentary on how Schaeffer speaks to contemporary society as it looks for “authenticity”:
“I fear that the younger generation of evangelicals do not know enough about the remarkable life and achievements of Francis Schaefer; instead they are opting for the trendy but intellectually barren hype of much of the emergent church movement-which claims to be “authentic.” (“Authentic” often means little more than emotional, unconventional, and obsessively autobiographical.) Many older evangelicals may have forgotten many of the salient lessons from his life and teachings as well. Reading these two new biographies can help rectify this problem.”
January 14, 2009
Great quote. Thanks for sharing. Have you got a copy of the biographies? I’ll put my hand up for a loan after you’re done reading them if you do!