A must read for Christians in our time. It was written in 1981 but has proven to be quite prophetic for our current age. I have never met a Schaeffer book that did not convict me to my core. Just read it! ( )

I read this book as a college student in the 1980s, and I appreciate it much more in 2020. I wish I felt as new, untarnished, and unjaded as I was in my late teens. However, I would not trade the lessons learned. A Christian Manifesto is still a good book and worth the read. ( )

Of all the books, Mr. Schaeffer has written, this would probably be in need of a rewrite as some of the materials he presented left much to be desired. I do appreciate some of his points but it is a bit dangerous to make indefensible statements like refusing to pay taxes (see Matthew 17:24-27) as Jesus reminds us that the world has no understanding of the realities of God's kingdom. Understand that there are serious flaws with some of the theology he presents which is unlike his other works. His other works are much better than this one yet still a good read ( )

"A Christian Manifesto" was inspiring to me in that it motivated me to be more involved and engaged with society not only in an evangelistic way but also in regard to social justice. Our church has jumped on the "social justice" bandwagon and I love it. I think all churches should fight for what is right and help protect those that cannot protect themselves. Something Francis Schaeffer espouses in this great book. ( )

I have had other Francis Schaeffer books recommended to me, but I never really got into any of them. A couple of weeks ago I read an excerpt from A Christian Manifesto and was intrigued.

So, on the recommendation of a friend, I bought a used copy. It arrived on Friday, and I picked it up Saturday evening.

I read it cover to cover before I went to bed.

Wow.
Double wow.
Triple wow.

This is a fascinating book written 30 years ago, but that predicts what can and will happen in our society, based upon what happened in the first half of the 20th century.

And what's really interesting is that it describes to a T what is happening in our world, today.

It's not just for Christians, but I would highly recommend it to all followers of Jesus Christ.

Five stars, unequivocally. ( )