Editing Francis Schaeffer (section)

=== Political activism ===

Francis Schaeffer is credited with helping spark a return to political activism among Protestant evangelicals and fundamentalists in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially in relation to the issue of [[abortion]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jon |first1=Ronson |title=Things fell apart. Episode 1: 1000 dolls |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m0011cpr |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>  In his memoir ''Crazy for God,'' Schaeffer's son Frank takes credit for pressing his father to take on the abortion issue, which Schaeffer initially considered "too political".{{sfn|Schaeffer|2007|p={{page needed|date=September 2021}}}} Schaeffer called for a challenge to what he saw as the increasing influence of secular humanism. Schaeffer's views were expressed in two works, his book entitled ''A Christian Manifesto'', as well as the book and film series, ''Whatever Happened to the Human Race?''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}