{{italic title ''Back to Freedom and Dignity'' is a

philosophic Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

work by American

theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...

and

apologist Apologetics (from Greek ) is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their fa ...

Francis A. Schaeffer, Downers Grove:InterVarsity Press, first published in 1972. It is Book Four in Volume One of ''The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer A Christian Worldview.'' Westchester, IL:Crossway Books, 1982.

Overview

This short work by Schaeffer is an answer to the work of

B.F. Skinner Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1948 until his retirement in 1 ...

and others, arguing that the freedom and dignity of man are God-given and therefore can't be left aside without dire consequences.

Jacques Monod Jacques Lucien Monod (; 9 February 1910 – 31 May 1976) was a French biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965, sharing it with François Jacob and André Lwoff "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of e ...

: Chance and Necessity *

Francis Crick Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the Nucleic acid doub ...

: Why I Study Biology * The Abuse of Genetic Knowledge * Probing the Brain * Ice-Cube Babies *

Kenneth Clark Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark (13 July 1903 – 21 May 1983) was a British art historian, museum director and broadcaster. His expertise covered a wide range of artists and periods, but he is particularly associated with Italian Renaissa ...

: A Pill for Peace * Skinner:

Beyond Freedom and Dignity ''Beyond Freedom and Dignity'' is a 1971 book by American psychologist B. F. Skinner. Skinner argues that entrenched belief in free will and the moral autonomy of the individual (which Skinner referred to as "dignity") hinders the prospect of us ...

* Christianity and Conditioning * How Like a Dog! * Conclusion

References

* Richard H. Bube. (Review) ''Journal of the American Scientific Association,'' Vol 25, September 1973, pp. 124–26
Available on line.
Retrieved 7 October 2006. * J. R. Kennedy. (Review) ''Christianity Today,'' Vol 17, December 22, 1972, pp. 26–27. 1972 non-fiction books Books about Christianity

Overview

Contents

References