This sweeping series will give your students a comprehensive understanding of the development of Western thought and culture--essential to their knowledge of history, social progress and philosophy over the centuries. Organized into 10 half-hour episodes, How Should We Then Live? is the capstone to Dr. Francis Schaeffer's study and scholarship over a productive 40-year career. Photographed in more than 100 locations in 12 countries, this film series travels to the world's pivotal artistic, political and social capitals. It speaks powerfully and persuasively about understanding the human condition today at the dawn of the 21st Century.

Outline:
Episode One / The Roman Age
•The Empire & Cultural Analysis. Society as the absolute, collapse of civic ideals therefore inevitable. Rome fall from internal rot, not lack of military strength.
Episode Two / The Middle Ages
•The Post-Roman World; overall uncertainty. Philosophical, Theological, and Spiritual Developments on Eve of Renaissance.
Episode Three / The Renaissance
•Art of the Renaissance. Increased Drift Toward Humanism: What is the meaning of individual things, including Man, if there is no final thing to relate them to?
Episode Four / The Reformation
•Reaction against Medieval Religious Distortions (Church made its authority equal to the authority of the Bible). Reformation was not hostile to art and culture.
Episode Five / The Revolutionary Age
•Freedom without chaos; government by law, not by men. Peaceful English and bloody French revolutions compared. Christianity and Humanism compared.
Episode Six / The Scientific Age
•Church attacks on Copernican science. Biblical Influence: Pascal, Newton, Faraday, etc. Shift in Modern Science: open to closed system: end belief creator.
Episode Seven / The Age of Non-Reason
•Shift in Modern Philosophy: Existentialism.Separation of reason and will: Sartre. Drug Influence, The occult as "hope" in the area of non-reason
Episode Eight / The Age of Fragmentation
•Art, Music, Culture as a vehicle of Modern Thought: Impressionism, music-by-chance, idea of fragmentation in literature; film as medium of philosophy.
Episode Nine / The Age of Personal Peace and Affluence
•Modern humanism leads to pessimism: Marxism and Maoism as pseudo- ideals. Alternatives after death of Christian consensus.
Episode Ten / Final Choices
•uthoritarianism: the only other humanistic social option. Two alternatives to Chaos: Authoritarianism - or society's affirming the original source of freedom, God's revelation in the Bible.

Teachers tell us:
"Excellent blending of history, art, and religion's influence! Perfect length--allows time for discussion." - 12th Grade Teacher, Indiana
"Bravo! A lot of information packed into this video. Information about Martin Luther was great!"- Social Studies Teacher, Virginia
"Used this film as an introduction to the Renaissance period for World History and as a reinforcement of humanistic values in American Government. Brought about some interesting discussion with the older group." - Social Studies Teacher, Ohio
"Appreciate the help the video was in getting across some of the important points of this period of history." (Reformation) - Principal, New York

Student reactions:
"Impressed with the concept of art/culture flowing from the Reformation. Challenged by the connection of worldview and music, in particular."
"Very positive; easy to understand concepts; grasped easily the parallels to our own age."
"Again the students were attentive and able to take notes for a follow-up discussion."