Jerram Barrs Covenant Seminary- Resident Scholar of the Francis Schaeffer Institute
Jerram Barrs is Professor of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture and Resident Scholar of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary in Saint Louis. Jerram graduated from the University of Manchester, England, with honors in English language and literature. He has also graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary with the Master of Divinity degree.
He was the co-director of L’Abri Fellowship in England for many years before coming to Saint Louis, and has authored numerous books including The Heart of Evangelism, Freedom and Discipleship, Who are the Peacemakers?, The Great Rescue and Christian Responsibility in Society. He also co-authored Being Human with Ranald Macaulay. His latest book, The Heart of Prayer, was recently published by P&R.
Dick Keyes Director of L’Abri Fellowship of Massachusetts
Dick Keyes is the Director of L'Abri Fellowship in Southborough, Massachusetts, where he has worked with his wife, Mardi, and family since 1979. He holds a B.A. in History from Harvard University, and a M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Dick has worked for L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland and in England, where he also served as a pastor in the International Presbyterian Church in London for eight years. He has been an adjunct professor at Gordon Conwell Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary.
He is the author of Beyond Identity, True Heroism, Chameleon Christianity and several chapters in anthologies such as No God But God, ed. Os Guinness, Finding God at Harvard, ed. Kelly Monroe, and New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics from Intervarsity Press. He is currently writing a book on cynicism. He has lectured widely in the U.S., Europe and Korea.
Ranald Macaulay Director of Christian Heritage Cambridge
Ranald Macaulay serves as the coordinator of Christian Heritage, an organization in Cambridge, England. Christian Heritage is committed to demonstrating to contemporary society that Christianity was and is a living faith with the power to change people and therefore shape history. In 2001, Macaulay and Christian Heritage were given responsibility for the Round Church at Cambridge which was built in 1130. The church, under Macaulay’s leadership, now serves to welcome and educate visitors on the influence of Christianity on Cambridge’s history specifically and on western culture in general.
Ranald first met Francis and Edith Schaeffer while studying law at Cambridge University. As a result he interrupted his theological training and joined them in the work of L’Abri in Switzerland. He also married their second daughter, Susan. In 1964 Ranald completed his second theological degree from London University. While in London the Macaulays founded a Presbyterian church in Ealing, London. In 1971 Ranald and Susan were asked to move to Hampshire to start a branch of L’Abri. They later returned to Switzerland to help once again with the original L’Abri work from 1984-1988. This eventually led to a sabbatical in Cambridge and as well as an unexpected retirement. Ranald and Susan still reside in Cambridge today.
Udo Middelmann President of the Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation Udo Middelman is the president of the Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation, as well as a philosophy professor at The King’s College in New York.
He holds a law degree from Freiburg University in Germany and theology degrees from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Udo Middelmann is also a well-known lecturer on the topics of ethics and society.
Since its inception in 1988, he has been the president of the Francis A. Schaeffer Foundation. The foundation purposes to study the impact of Christian truth on life by showing how the Bible is applicable in all realms, especially those of philosophical, ethical and cultural reflections.
Udo Middelmann is the author of The Innocence of God, Pro-Existence, Christianity versus Religions of Resignation and The Market Driven Church and has authored numerous articles and chapters for Francis Schaeffer’s books. He also regularly publishes Footnotes.
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