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Frank Schaeffer
フランク・シェッファー
Furanku Sheffā
Aliases:
Francis Schaeffer / Francis A. Schaeffer / Franky Schaeffer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-08-03 （Champéry, Switzerland）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church Baptized in 1990
- Residence History
- Switzerland → United States (L'Abri) → North of Boston
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Film director, Screenwriter, Public speaker
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- Regina Orthodox Press
- Influenced By
- Francis Schaeffer
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Portofino
1992 NovelFirst novel in the Calvin Becker trilogy depicting life in a strict evangelical household.
Evangelical familyReligionFamily
Zermatt
2003 NovelThird novel in the Calvin Becker trilogy.
FamilyFaithSatire
Saving Grandma
1997 NovelSecond novel in the Calvin Becker trilogy.
FamilyHumorReligion
Crazy for God
2007 AutobiographyMemoir detailing his upbringing in the Schaeffer family and role in founding the Religious Right.
Religious RightFamily historyPolitical shift
Bibliography
- Portofino
- Saving Grandma
- Zermatt
- Crazy for God
- Sex, Mom, and God
- Baby Jack
- Keeping Faith
- AWOL: The Unexcused Absence of America's Upper Classes from Military Service
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalAutobiographicalCandid
- Recurring Motifs
- Religious conflictFamily dynamicsPolitical change
Legacy
Son of theologian Francis Schaeffer, known for shifting from conservative evangelicalism to liberal Christian atheism, authoring critiques of the Religious Right.
In Popular Culture
- Party switch from Republican to Democrat highlighted in media
Quotes
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How can anyone who loves our country support the Republicans now?
Source: Open Letter to the Republican Traitors (2009) -
I am an atheist who believes in God.
Source: Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God (2014)
Trivia
- Son of Francis and Edith Schaeffer
- Converted from Presbyterianism to Eastern Orthodoxy in 1990
- Lives north of Boston
- Former Republican who endorsed Barack Obama