A review by darrylb
How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture by Francis A. Schaeffer

4.0

This is a good, and classic book on worldview by Schaeffer, and is a helpful introduction to the work of those who follow in his footsteps (e.g. Nancy Pearcey). There are two things I felt let this book down. First, it lacks references, which means you're largely taking Schaeffer's words at face value (fortunately, I believe he is right on the money). Secondly, the final two chapters strike me as crystal ball gazing. I think Schaeffer would have benefitted from Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death if he had survived to read it, and I would commend Postman's approach over Schaeffer's for those interested in how the trajectory of the 1980's might be projected into the future.
Other than these, this is worth reading for anyone considering a reading course on worldview.