Singing the gospel

Culture, like facts, isn't neutral says apologist William Edgar, and a place at the table isn't everything | Henry Bleattler

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William Edgar teaches apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary and has written books on music and Christian understanding.

How did you come to faith? In my sophomore year at Harvard I had a professor who was a Christian. He strongly suggested that I connect with a friend of his, Francis Schaeffer, on a trip I was taking to Switzerland. So in 1964 [in Europe] I pulled this little slip of paper out of my pocket that said, "Francis A. Schaeffer," with a name and address, and I called him up. The Schaeffers urged me to stay for several days, and I thought, "This is really amazing hospitality." When I got there I realized that it was a Christian community with a very strong emphasis on cultural apologetics. I ended up staying the rest of the summer.