Margaret Lamberts Bendroth

Francis Schaeffer and the Shaping of Evangelical America

History & Biography

“Significant lives are rarely straightforward or simple, a fact fully documented by Barry Hankins's absorbing account of Francis Schaeffer's steady transformation from working-class schoolboy and fundamentalist warrior to internationally famous evangelical author and lecturer, the founder of L'Abri, and an incalculable influence over a generation of young Christians trying to make sense of the 1960s. Schaeffer's books and films — as well as that famous beard and Swiss knickers — are an essential piece of late-twentieth-century American evangelicalism and its complex passage into a movement out to wage war against the forces of secularism. Hankins's deft treatment of Schaeffer's life is a must-read for anyone interested in probing the human stories beneath the popular stereotypes.”

Quivering Families

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In this expertly told and highly readable study, Emily McGowin shows us that Quiverfull families are far more than a cultural oddity within the larger evangelical world. Hers is a largely untold story about gender, the history of childhood and the family, and the experiences of women taking on the complex challenge of being 'in but not of' the modern world.”