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I am a former L’Abri student. Every time I visit Rochester, MN, I make a point of visiting Dr. Schaeffer’s grave. He’s something of a spiritual grandfather to me.
My most treasured book in my home library is a copy of Edith’s What is a Family? that she signed for me shortly before her death. I have studied with two men directly discipled by Schaeffer, one of whom saw him as a sort of surrogate father. I’ve spoken at length about his work and legacy with five other people who studied with him and knew him well. I do not know that I would be a Christian today were it not for his ministry.
So when some speak of recovering Schaeffer, I am thrilled. But let it be the real thing, the fully orbed man in his all radicalism and complexity.
This is who Schaeffer was:
If we were to recover that legacy, the world would be shaken. But then, such is the state of things, so too would the church.
Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. He is a 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he studied English and History. He lives in Lincoln, NE with his wife Joie, their daughter Davy Joy, and sons Wendell, Austin, and Ambrose. Jake's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, Christianity Today, Fare Forward, the University Bookman, Books & Culture, First Things, National Review, Front Porch Republic, and The Run of Play and he has written or contributed to several books, including "In Search of the Common Good," "What Are Christians For?" (both with InterVarsity Press), "A Protestant Christendom?" (with Davenant Press), and "Telling the Stories Right" (with the Front Porch Republic Press).