The title of this book is not meant to announce a plot to make an innocent person look guilty. Framing Francis Schaeffer reflects a double-meaning combining the idea of a supporting or surrounding framework and the personal name of John Frame. The purpose of this book, then, is to frame the apologetic of Francis Schaeffer in light of John Frame's triperspectival theory of knowing, giving special attention to the existential perspective evident throughout Schaeffer's apologetic trilogy. By framing Francis Schaeffer, a clear picture of his apologetic approach comes into view, especially as he...

The Evangelical Renaissance refers to the resurgence of evangelical theological thought in the early 1970's. In preparation for this revival, evangelical Christians had been making intellectual investments in their movement and its institutions for several decades, attempting to distinguish themselves from theological liberals on the left and fundamentalists on the right. Through their educational institutions, publishers, and evangelistic efforts, evangelicals were succeeding in the defense and proclamation of the Christian gospel to such an extent that George Gallup, Jr. named 1976 the...