Editing Francis Schaeffer (section)

== Family relationships ==
In ''Crazy for God'', Schaeffer's son [[Frank Schaeffer|Frank]] presents a portrait of his father that is far more nuanced and multi-dimensional than was suggested by his public persona. He states, for example, that Schaeffer's primary passions in life were not the Bible and theology but rather art and culture. "And what moved him was not theology but beauty".{{Sfn | Schaeffer | 2007 | p = 140}}  

Schaeffer's son claims he had frequent bouts with depression and a verbally and physically abusive relationship with his wife, Edith.{{sfn|Schaeffer|2007|p={{page needed|date=September 2021}}}} Those in the inner circle at L'Abri challenge Frank's account.  [[Os Guinness]], who lived with the Schaeffers and was a close friend of both the younger and elder Schaeffer, described ''Crazy for God'' as a "scurrilous caricature" and said, "[N]o one should take Frank's allegations at face value."<ref>{{cite journal | first = Os | last = Guinness | author-link = Os Guinness | title = Fathers and Sons: On Francis Schaeffer, Frank Schaeffer, and ''Crazy for God'' | url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2008/002/1.32.html |journal= Books & Culture | date=March–April 2008 |access-date= May 23, 2008}}</ref>

Frank Schaeffer initially supported his father's ideas and political program, but has since distanced himself from many of those views, first converting to the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<ref>{{Citation | title = Ethics daily | url = http://www.ethicsdaily.com/news.php?viewStory=18717 | access-date = April 12, 2012 | archive-date = January 14, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120114093505/http://www.ethicsdaily.com/news.php?viewStory=18717 | url-status = dead }}.</ref> and later becoming a [[Liberalism in the United States|liberal]] and a self-described "[[Atheism|atheist]] who believes in God."<ref>{{cite news | last1=Winston | first1=Kimberly | title=Frank Schaeffer, Former Evangelical Leader, Is A Self-Declared Atheist Who Believes in God | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/frank-schaeffer-atheist_n_5489696.html | date=June 13, 2014 | work=[[Huffington Post]] | access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Oppenheimer | first1=Mark | title=Son of Evangelical Royalty Turns His Back, and Tells the Tale | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/us/20beliefs.html?_r=0 | date=August 19, 2011 | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref>