Francis Schaeffer - A True Life

Francis Schaeffer's impact continues to resonate widely within the church and contemporary culture. His passionate and genuine life is the focus of Colin Duriez's authorized biography, inspired by over 150,000 words of oral history, as well as personal interviews and other resources that not only portray the man and his relationships but also his spiritual formation, the development of his ideas, and his worldview.

From his childhood in Pennsylvania, born into a working-class family, to the founding of L'Abri, from his crisis of faith to his final years when, under the watchful eye of the world, he wrote about controversial topics always in a conciliatory tone, these pages cover all stages of Schaeffer's life. However, Duriez, his student and interviewer, also takes a deeper look that reveals those marked phases of his life, his teachings, and his complexities as a person, within his historical context, so that contemporary readers can better understand everything Schaeffer was and why he still matters today.

This comprehensive biography illuminates the intricate journey of someone whose relentless passion for truth, for reality, with an integral faith that meets people's needs, not only made him a giant within the evangelical world but also a shining example of what every Christian of every generation strives for: To live an authentic life for the glory of God.