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

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1st Da Capo Press Pbk. Ed edition (2 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0306817500
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306817502
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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American Author's Association website, December 2008
"A story that needed to be told...A very personal and brutally honest memoir, that opens up and exposes the underbelly of the evangelistic movement...Gives the reader a rare and different look at some of various leaders of the fundamentalist moment...The book may open some eyes and minds about the dangers of politics and religion...A must read book for serious seekers looking for their own authentic path to enlightenment, or at least some inner peace."

De-conversion.com, 12/2/08
"A must read for the de-converting...It is brutally honest, eye-opening, at times laugh out loud funny, and heart breaking."


"Princeton Packet," 2/13/09
"Mr. Schaeffer knows what he's talking about. He was there, and his book lays it all out, chapter and verse."

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By the time he was nineteen, Frank Schaeffers 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 insiders look at the American evangelical movement and a deeply affecting personal odyssey of faith.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest and unputdownable, 6 Sep 2008
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This review is from: Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of it Back (Hardcover)
I heard Frank Scheaffer speak at the Greenbelt Festival and found him open, honest and witty. I bought the book and have read it in 2 days. I really could not put it down. His honesty about himself, his mistakes, and his life as the child of American Evangelical leaders makes this a book well worth reading. Anyone who wants to understand the American political and religious right should read this warm, compassionate and gripping book. Even as the story of an extraordanary and eccentric upbringing, it is a must read.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Honesty that opens a window, on a soul and an era, 1 Mar 2008
By Brian Griffith (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of it Back (Hardcover)
Schaeffer's biography is painfully honest, both about his personal life and his involvement with America's religious right movement in the 70s and 80s. Most of the book concerns his youth, his generous but driven parents, and his own journey as an artist. The political right-wing movement forms a relatively minor portion of his life. Through it all, Schaeffer faces his own failings and delusions unflinchingly -- sometimes it is hilarious. And he opens up to real gratitude for all the people who showed him compassion.

At one point Schaeffer says "Honesty is the only thing that is satisfying about writing". And he proceeds with such disarming honesty as to give a clear window, not only on a soul, but on an era of American history.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A big hearted and honest book, 13 Nov 2007
By Miland Joshi (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of it Back (Hardcover)
Frank Schaeffer, son of a well-known American conservative evangelical writer and preacher of a former generation of the same name, has written a revealing and moving account of his life, including the highest ups and lowest downs. The characters are revealed as human beings, and it is good to see them viewed from a perspective that includes both their failings and their strengths. This is a big hearted and heart warming book. Highly recommended, but not for children.
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