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Christopher Edwards (author)

Christopher Edwards is an American author. He wrote Crazy for God: The Nightmare of Cult Life, a memoir of his seven-month experience as a member of the Unification Church of the United States, in 1976. In an interview while promoting his book, he said he travelled with a bodyguard and was afraid for his life. Edwards graduated from Yale University with majors in psychology and philosophy.

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Christopher Edwards
Born1954 (age 71–72)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University

Christopher Edwards (born 1954) is an American author. He wrote Crazy for God: The Nightmare of Cult Life,1 a memoir of his seven-month experience as a member of the Unification Church of the United States, in 1976. In an interview while promoting his book, he said he travelled with a bodyguard and was afraid for his life.23 Edwards graduated from Yale University with majors in psychology and philosophy.4

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  1. Edwards, Christopher (1979). Crazy for God. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-188979-6.
  2. Murphy, Mary Beth (April 11, 1979). "Ex-moonie Calls Cult Control Serious". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "He went in search of himself and God and found the Moonies". The Spokesman-Review. April 1, 1979. pp. E1. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  4. CRAZY FOR GOD: The Nightmare of Cult Life by Christopher Edwards