How Should We Then Live?
Season 11977
Dr. Francis Schaeffer's series on the rise and decline of Western culture from a Christian perspective.
Dr. Francis Schaeffer's series on the rise and decline of Western culture from a Christian perspective.
10 Episodes
Dr. Schaeffer studies ancient Rome and the problem of finite gods as the basis of society.
September 2, 1977Join Dr. Schaeffer in the continuation of the series with episode 2: The Middle Ages as a Post-Roman world with Christian influence and negative impact of theological distortions.
September 9, 1977Dr. Schaeffer looks at the problem with humanism's logical outworkings in episode 3: The Renaissance.
September 16, 1977The Reformation studies the reaction against medieval religious distortions of the biblical and early Christian Church's teaching. Dr. Schaeffer hosts.
September 23, 1977Join Dr. Schaeffer in episode 5: The Revolutionary age as he compares politics formed on a Christian foundation to those divorced from Christianity.
September 30, 1977Dr. Schaeffer reviews the biblical influence on science and and the shift in modernity in episode 6: The Scientific Age.
October 7, 1977Dr. Schaeffer hosts and looks at shifts in modern philosophy, the influence of existentialism and the popularization of nonrational experiences in episode 7: The Age of Non-Reason.
October 14, 1977Join Dr. Schaeffer in episode 8: The Age of Fragmentation as he reviews how art, music, and culture depict a philosophical assent of inconsistency, confusion, and absurdity.
October 21, 1977Join Dr. Schaeffer as he looks at the consequences of materialistic and hedonistic living in episode 9: The Age of Personal Peace and Affluence.
October 28, 1977Dr. Schaeffer speculates on what comes next as a result of our society's philosophies in episode 10: Final Choices.
November 4, 1977