Francis Schaeffer
Francis August Schaeffer was an American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He co-founded the L'Abri community in Switzerland with his wife Edith Schaeffer, a prolific author in her own right. Opposed to theological modernism, Schaeffer promoted what he claimed was a more historic Protestant faith and a presuppositional approach to Christian apologetics, which he believed would answer the questions of the age.
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- Born in
- Germantown
- Educated at
- Westminster Theological SeminaryHampden–Sydney CollegeFaith Theological Seminary
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1912
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