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Schaeffer on the Christian Life: Countercultural Spirituality is unavailable, but you can change that!

Francis Schaeffer was one of the most influential apologists of the twentieth century. Through his speaking, writing, and filmmaking, Schaeffer successfully transformed the way people thought of the Christian faith, from a rather private kind of piety to a worldview that addresses every sphere of life. This volume—written by a man converted from agnosticism within days of meeting Schaeffer—is the...

well as receiving numerous people in their home for discussion. It was at this time that the Schaeffers saw their life’s work as centering on their intentional hospitality. Fran thought they would call their work L’Abri (meaning “the shelter,” taken from Ps. 91:1, as mentioned earlier). Shortly after their return to Switzerland a life-changing event occurred. On February 14, 1955 (Valentine’s Day!), the Schaeffers received two official letters, one ordering them to leave the canton of Valais
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