Francis Schaeffer vs. Nancy Pearcey

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CharlieJ

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I'm almost finished Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey, and I've enjoyed it pretty well. I'm not sure, however, that it represents much of an advance over Schaeffer. (Then again, I haven't read much Schaeffer, and it's been a while.) Disregarding recent illustrative studies and personal anecdotes, does Pearcey's work exhibit any conceptual advances over Shaeffer's regarding either deconstructing opposing worldviews or clarifying Christian theism?
 
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I decided to give Total Truth a miss since I'd already read Schaeffer not to mention Harry Blamires' Christian Mind.
I'm just starting Saving Leonardo, which sounded as if it really might plug a gap in focussing on attitudes shaped by the "arts" aspect of culture. Hope it will turn out to carry on where Iain Murray's tantalisingly brief Undercover Revolution left off.
 
While I also am not sure that it represents an advance over Schaeffer, I did find it more accessible - and so have other friends. So, its useful in that way.
 
Oh no! I've been uncloaked!

But seriously - is that a perception that some people have of Pearcey? That wasn't what I took from her writing at all - but its also been about 5 years (I was early in college when I read it).
 
Wow thanks everyone, you really cleared up my question...:p.

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I read on the google for you thing that she is into the whole intellegient desighn thing, what would Scheaffer's stance have been on that?
 
I read on the google for you thing that she is into the whole intellegient desighn thing, what would Scheaffer's stance have been on that?

If I remember the general thesis of his book, Genesis in Space and Time, he argued for a historical interpretation of Genesis 1-11. Some excerpts are here.
 
Wow thanks everyone, you really cleared up my question...:p.

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I read on the google for you thing that she is into the whole intellegient desighn thing, what would Scheaffer's stance have been on that?

I hope to do research into that exact question, soon, James; however, for the time being I will leave you with this: Charles Thaxton, who has been influential in the founding of the Intelligent Design movement, studied under Schaeffer at L'Abri. I really want to get in contact with Dr. Thaxton and ask him if he ever discussed ID with Dr. Schaeffer. I'll be sure to let you know if I get an article published or a paper written with more info.
 
Wow thanks everyone, you really cleared up my question...:p.

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I read on the google for you thing that she is into the whole intellegient desighn thing, what would Scheaffer's stance have been on that?

I hope to do research into that exact question, soon, James; however, for the time being I will leave you with this: Charles Thaxton, who has been influential in the founding of the Intelligent Design movement, studied under Schaeffer at L'Abri. I really want to get in contact with Dr. Thaxton and ask him if he ever discussed ID with Dr. Schaeffer. I'll be sure to let you know if I get an article published or a paper written with more info.

I really appreciate that thanks!
 
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