title: Back to Freedom and Dignity
text: # Back to Freedom and Dignity
  
  Back to Freedom and Dignity is a philosophic work by American theologian and apologist 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 and others, arguing that the freedom and dignity of man are God-given and therefore can't be left aside without dire consequences.
  
  ## Contents
  
  * Jacques Monod: Chance and Necessity
  * Francis Crick: Why I Study Biology
  * The Abuse of Genetic Knowledge
  * Probing the Brain
  * Ice-Cube Babies
  * Kenneth Clark: A Pill for Peace
  * Skinner: Beyond Freedom and Dignity
  * Christianity and Conditioning
  * How Like a Dog!
  * Conclusion
  