Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almos

by Frank Schaeffer

Publisher:

Da Capo Press

, 2008

Overview

By the time he was nineteen, Frank Schaeffer's parents, Francis and Edith Schaeffer, had achieved global fame as bestselling evangelical authors and speakers, and Frank had joined his father on the evangelical circuit. He would go on to speak before thousands in arenas around America, publish his own evangelical bestseller, and work with such figures as Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Dr. James Dobson. But all the while Schaeffer felt increasingly alienated, precipitating a crisis of faith that would ultimately lead to his departure—even if it meant losing everything.

With honesty, empathy, and humor, Schaeffer delivers “a brave and important book” (Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog)—both a fascinating insider's look at the American evangelical movement and a deeply affecting personal odyssey of faith.

Product Details

• Title: Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almos
• Author: Frank Schaeffer
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 488
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9780786726455, 9780786718917, 0786718919, 0786726458
• Resource ID: LLS:9780786726455
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T22:24:51Z

About Frank Schaeffer

Frank Schaeffer (born August 3, 1952) is an American author, film director, screenwriter and public speaker. He is the son of the late theologian and author, Dr. Francis Schaeffer. He became a Hollywood film director and author, writing several internationally acclaimed novels depicting life in a strict, fundamentalist household including Portofino, Zermatt, and Saving Grandma.