Francis Schaeffer at 100

We've been celebrating the 100th anniversary of Francis Schaeffer's birthday this year.  We've had special chapel services, including speakers that lived in L'Abri in Switzerland and were personal friends with Dr. & Edith Schaeffer.  We've watched some of Schaeffer's How Should We Then Live? video series in chapel, and on his birthday itself, January 30th, several students and staff members dressed up like Francis Schaeffer -- knickers, goatee sans mustache, hiking boots -- or in clothing that reflected the styles of 1912, the year of his birth.


Heritage is important.  If we forget from whence we came, we do not know ourselves.  Schaeffer Academy was named after Dr. Francis Schaeffer because he was a pioneer of worldview thinking among evangelicals and stood for truth, goodness, and beauty in a fallen world.  He was not perfect, and as our Headmaster, Mr. Phillips, has repeatedly said, we do not in any way worship him or any other mortal man.  We do, however, appreciate him, along with many other heroes of the faith, and we hope that more like Dr. Schaeffer will emerge from within our halls.


President Ronald Reagan said of Dr. Schaeffer,  “It can rarely be said of an individual that his life touched many others and affected them for the better; it will be said of Dr. Francis Schaeffer that his life touched millions of souls and brought them to the truth of their Creator.”


If you are interested in reading more about Dr. Schaeffer and his ministry, click on the links below:

Justin Taylor on "Schaeffer at 100"