http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/jeff_sharlet en http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/10/francis-schaeffer-frank-art http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2007/10/francis-schaeffer-frank-art Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Jeff Sharlet In the 1960s, hippies, rock stars and progressives flocked to Francis Schaeffer's Christian retreat, L'Abri - but his ideas laid the ground for America's religious right.

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