On December 14, 2015 By Dustin Messer In Culture, Scribblings 1

The Five Core Ideas of L’Abri

“All of life is spiritual except what is actually sin.” – Francis Schaeffer

An extremely formative class during my time at Covenant Seminary was Cultural Apologetics, which my wife, Whitney, and I took with Mark Ryan and Dick Keyes. I’m thankful for the work of FrancisSchaefferStudies.org in bringing a number of old L’Abri lectures back into circulation – including the one below by Keyes. Here, Dick gives a brief intro to L’Abri by describing its five core ideas, which are as relevant today as they were in 1984:

Christianity as “true truth.”
The reality of the supernatural.
The humanness of spirituality.
Living in the shadow of the Fall.
The lordship of Christ over the whole of life.

About the Author / Dustin Messer

A Sr. Fellow at the Center for Cultural Leadership, Dustin ministers at All Saints Dallas and teaches theology at Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, TX. Additionally, Dustin serves on the board of directors at both the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC-USA) and the Center for Christian Civics in Washington, DC. Before starting his doctoral work at La Salle University, Dustin graduated from Boyce College and Covenant Theological Seminary, serving as Editor-in-Chief of Covenant's Bantam Journal while a student. Dustin's commentary on politics and culture has been quoted by several news outlets, including The American Conservative and WORLD Magazine. Having completed a fellowship at the National Review Institute, his writings have been published by Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.