Francis Schaeffer and Worldview

Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984): not only did he express his Reformed faith in a clear and thoughtful fashion, his appreciation for the great heritage of Christendom's art, music, and ideas and his commitment to practical justice and true spirituality made him beacon light of hope. In 1948, he had gone to live in the Swiss Alps just below Villars. There in a little mountain chalet, he established a unique missionary outreach to whoever might find their way to his door. Over the years, thousands of students, skeptics, and searchers found their way to that door. He named the ministry L'Abri, a French word meaning shelter, an apt description for the function it served to the rootless generation of the Cold War era.