Francis Schaeffer

Francis A Schaeffer (1912–1984), a Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor, is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the l'Abri community in Switzerland. Opposed to theological modernism, Schaeffer promoted an orthodox Protestant faith and a presuppositional approach to Christian apologetics, which he believed would answer the questions of the age.

Frank Schaeffer

Francis Schaeffer's son, Frank Schaeffer, became a film director and successful author, writing several, controversial, semi-autobiographical novels depicting life in a strict, fundamentalist household. Frank Schaeffer distanced himself from many of his father's views and publicly forsook the Reformed Presbyterian faith of his upbringing for the Greek Orthodox church, which, according to Frank Schaeffer, allows for "paradox and mystery."

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Frank Schaeffer also authored the nonfiction titles Faith of Our Sons, Voices from the Front, and, with his son John, Keeping Faith: A Father-Son Story About Love and the United States Marine Corps. Both books are autobiographical diaries dealing with his youngest son's enlistment in the United States Marine Corps and subsequent involvment in the Iraq War.

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