Francis Schaeffer

Francis August Schaeffer was an American Evangelical Christian theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He is most famous for his writings and his establishment of the L'Abri community in Switzerland, as well as for his series of dominionist videos How Should We Then Live?, cited by politician Michele Bachmann as formative to her worldview. Opposed to theological modernism, Schaeffer promoted a more historic Protestant faith and a presuppositional approach to Christian apologetics, which he believed would answer the questions of the age. A number of scholars credit Schaeffer's ideas with helping spark the rise of the Christian Right in the United States. At one point, he even claimed that the Christian evangelical movement was too Marxist. On another occasion, he warned against "love" because it tempted true believers away from the confrontation which he believed necessary.

Family
Schaeffer's son Frank Schaeffer has become known for his break with the religious right and criticizes the movement harshly in his book Crazy for God.