![]() This book provides an excellent introduction to his ideas. Schaeffer had a way of communicating Christianity to modern culture-we need more like him today. Escape From Reason is an education in itself and it is to my mind almost astonishing that such a small and easily readable book can contain so much information. His critique demonstrates Christianity's promise for a new century, one in as much need as ever of purpose and hope. Schaeffer's work takes on a newfound relevance today in his prescient anticipation of the contemporary postmodern ethos. Wide-ranging in his analysis, Schaeffer examines philosophy, science, art and popular culture to identify dualism, fragmentation and the decline of reason. How did we get here And where do we find a. ![]() Schaeffer traces trends in twentieth-century thought and unpacks how key ideas have shaped our society. Despite our obsession with the emotive and the experiential, we still face anxiety, despair, and purposelessness. How did we get here? And where do we find a remedy? In this modern classic, Francis A. Despite our obsession with the emotive and the experiential, we still face anxiety, despair, and purposelessness. What we feel is now the truest source of reality. ![]() About the Book Tracing trends in 20th century thought, Schaeffer shows that Christianity offers meaning where there is purposelessness, and hope where there is despair. ![]()
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