''Death in the City'' is an
apologetic
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work by American
theologian
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Francis A. Schaeffer
Francis August Schaeffer (January 30, 1912 – May 15, 1984) was an American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He co-founded the L'Abri community in Switzerland with his wife Edith Schaeffer, , a prolific autho ...
, Chicago: InterVarsity Press, first published in 1969. It is Book Four in Volume Four of ''The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer: A Christian Worldview.'' Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1982.
Overview
This work was written by Schaeffer as an answer to the question:
:In what has been called a post-
Christian world
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, what should be our perspective and how should we function as individuals, as institutions, as orthodox Christians, and as those who claim to be Bible-believing? (p. 209)
The basic answer, given by Schaeffer in Chapter One, is that "the church in our generation needs reformation, revival, and constructive revolution." (p. 209)
Table of contents
* Chapter 1: Death in the City
* Chapter 2: The Loneliness of Man
* Chapter 3: The Message of Judgement
* Chapter 4: An Echo of the World
* Chapter 5: The Persistence of Compassion
* Chapter 6: The Significance of Man
* Chapter 7: The Man Without the Bible
* Chapter 8: The Justice of God
* Chapter 9: The Universe and Two Chairs
[Schaeffer, Francis, "Chapter 9: The Universe and Two Chairs," in ''Death in the City'', Reprinted a]
Nehemiah's Prayer Watch.
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1969 non-fiction books
Christian apologetic works