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 Audiobook

" Illuminating and full of hard won truth. "

" Very readable, with scarey, scarey information. "

" This book is fantastic! The author has an idillic childhood in Switzerland, at is family's Christian La 'Bri retreat, but then comes to realize the ugliness behind fundamentalist Christian thought. "

" This was fascinating. Every bit as good as the author interviews would have you think. "

" This book was misleading. I thought, perhaps foolishly, due to the subtitle of the book that this book would deal with growing up in the Religious Right and then rejecting it but that wasn't the case. I did not enjoy this book, and especially his writing, at all. "

" Interesting book about the hypocrisy of Christian fundamentalism. "

" Surprisingly readable autobiography. It takes Schaeffer a while to get to the tell-alls, but he does a great job showing how seductive the evangelical side show can be--especially to one who was raised in it. "

" This is one of the best books I've read all year. Really fascinating and absorbing. Schaeffer really lays himself bare here, and I love the way he shows the complexity of his family---the good, the bad, the human. "

" Good insight into the Christian Fundamentalist movement. "

" A tough read for me. Very interesting but I'm not sure if I'm better off for hearing his story or not. Though many of these things happened so long ago, I feel like Schaeffer hasn't been able to come to peace with it all. "

" Posted a review on daveenjoys.com "

" Reread the title--it really says it all and sums up why I wanted to read it. Always good to know what "the other side" is up to. Also, I heard a good interview with Terry Gross on NPR. "

" Feeling guilty about enjoying this... "

" Anyone who was raised in conservative Christianity needs to read this book. "

" Illuminating and full of hard won truth. "

" Very interesting Memoir. As someone who has completely changed my mind on many issues, it's nice to read about someone who was a leader on one side, who also switched sides, and how it all worked out in the end. "

" The title says it all. Schaeffer is a good writer and paints a picture of his family that was one way in public, and another in private. "

" Interesting apologetic book if you want to understand the formula for raising money through religious manipulation. "

" This was an interesting book for me. I don't know that it was especially well written, but it kept my interest. Very different thinking from anything I have read. "

" Surprisingly readable autobiography. It takes Schaeffer a while to get to the tell-alls, but he does a great job showing how seductive the evangelical side show can be--especially to one who was raised in it. "