This Week in Christian History: Gutenberg, Francis Schaeffer, Hour of Power

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

Francis Schaeffer Born - January 30, 1912

Notable Christian author and philosopher Francis A. Schaeffer delivering remarks at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1982.
Notable Christian author and philosopher Francis A. Schaeffer delivering remarks at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1982. | (Screenshot: YouTube/Christian Praise and Worship in Songs, Sermons, and Audio Books)

This week marks the anniversary of when notable Christian author, theologian and Presbyterian pastor Francis A. Schaeffer was born.

A native of Germantown, Pennsylvania, Schaeffer authored several books and along with his wife Edith founded a ministry organization based in Switzerland called L'Abri in 1955.

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"Schaeffer often railed against the middle-class evangelical mindset that placed an emphasis on 'personal peace and affluence' and became an intellectual hero to Christian counter-culture figures," noted The Gospel Coalition.

"Francis published eighteen books and booklets, most of which came out of lectures and talks he had been giving since the 1950s, that sold over 2.5 million copies in the U.S."

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