Jerram Barrs serves as Professor of Christian Studies and Contemporary Culture at Covenant Theological Seminary. A student of the late Francis Schaeffer, Jerram joined the seminary faculty after 18 years with L’Abri Fellowship in England, where he also served as a pastor in the International Presbyterian Church. As Founder and Senior Scholar-in-Residence of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute, Jerram is widely respected for the breadth of his teaching interests, and he is especially known for the sensitivity he brings toward those outside the Christian faith. Firstfruits of a New Creation is an expression of thanks for his life and ministry and his founding of the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute 30 years ago.