How Should We Then Live?

Limited Series

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This is Dr. Francis Schaeffer's spectacular series on the rise and decline of Western culture from a Christian perspective. The series presents profound truths in simple language and concludes that man's only hope is a return to God's Biblical absolute - the Truth revealed in Christ through the Scriptures. Each 30-minute episode focuses on a significant era of history while presenting answers to modern problems.

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10 Episodes

The Roman Age
E1
The Roman AgeDr. Schaeffer studies ancient Rome and the problem of finite gods as the basis of society.
The Middle Ages
E2
The Middle AgesJoin Dr. Schaeffer in the continuation of the series with episode 2: The Middle Ages as a Post-Roman world with Christian influence and negative impact of theological distortions.
The Renaissance
E3
The RenaissanceDr. Schaeffer looks at the problem with humanism's logical outworkings in episode 3: The Renaissance.
The Reformation
E4
The ReformationThe Reformation studies the reaction against medieval religious distortions of the biblical and early Christian Church's teaching. Dr. Schaeffer hosts.
The Revolutionary Age
E5
The Revolutionary AgeJoin Dr. Schaeffer in episode 5: The Revolutionary age as he compares politics formed on a Christian foundation to those divorced from Christianity.
The Scientific Age
E6
The Scientific AgeDr. Schaeffer reviews the biblical influence on science and and the shift in modernity in episode 6: The Scientific Age.
The Age of Non-Reason
E7
The Age of Non-ReasonDr. Schaeffer hosts and looks at shifts in modern philosophy, the influence of existentialism and the popularization of nonrational experiences in episode 7: The Age of Non-Reason.
The Age of Fragmentation
E8
The Age of FragmentationJoin Dr. Schaeffer in episode 8: The Age of Fragmentation as he reviews how art, music, and culture depict a philosophical assent of inconsistency, confusion, and absurdity.
The Age of Personal Peace & Affluence
E9
The Age of Personal Peace & AffluenceJoin Dr. Schaeffer as he looks at the consequences of materialistic and hedonistic living in episode 9: The Age of Personal Peace and Affluence.
Final Choices
E10
Final ChoicesDr. Schaeffer speculates on what comes next as a result of our society's philosophies in episode 10: Final Choices.