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How Should We Then Live?
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Dr. Francis Schaeffer's series on the rise and decline of Western culture from a Christian perspective.
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Season 1 (1977)
This is Dr. Francis Schaeffer's spectacular series on the rise and decline of Western culture from a Christian perspective. The series presents profound truths in simple language and concludes that man's only hope is a return to God's Biblical absolute - the Truth revealed in Christ through the Scriptures. Each 30-minute episode focuses on a significant era of history while presenting answers to modern problems.
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Roman Age
1977-09-02Dr. Schaeffer studies ancient Rome and the problem of finite gods as the basis of society.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 2: The Middle Ages
1977-09-09Join 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.
Runtime: 26 minEpisode 3: The Renaissance
1977-09-16Dr. Schaeffer looks at the problem with humanism's logical outworkings in episode 3: The Renaissance.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 4: The Reformation
1977-09-23The Reformation studies the reaction against medieval religious distortions of the biblical and early Christian Church's teaching. Dr. Schaeffer hosts.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 5: The Revolutionary Age
1977-09-30Join Dr. Schaeffer in episode 5: The Revolutionary age as he compares politics formed on a Christian foundation to those divorced from Christianity.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 6: The Scientific Age
1977-10-07Dr. Schaeffer reviews the biblical influence on science and and the shift in modernity in episode 6: The Scientific Age.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 7: The Age of Non-Reason
1977-10-14Dr. 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.
Runtime: 29 minEpisode 8: The Age of Fragmentation
1977-10-21Join 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.
Runtime: 26 minEpisode 9: The Age of Personal Peace & Affluence
1977-10-28Join Dr. Schaeffer as he looks at the consequences of materialistic and hedonistic living in episode 9: The Age of Personal Peace and Affluence.
Runtime: 28 minEpisode 10: Final Choices
1977-11-04Dr. Schaeffer speculates on what comes next as a result of our society's philosophies in episode 10: Final Choices.
Runtime: 27 minVideos
How Should We Then Live? (1977) | Trailer | Francis Schaeffer | Edith Schaeffer | John Gonser