The Cross and the Switchblade

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The Cross and the Switchblade
LC Class
BV4464.5 .W5 1963

The Cross and the Switchblade is a

Bernard Geis Associates
in 1963.

Summary

In 1958,

Jesus with members of street gangs.[2] There, Wilkerson met Nicky Cruz, a member of the "Mau Maus
" street gang.

Reception

The book became a bestseller, with more than 15 million copies distributed in over 30 languages. [3]

Adaptations

In 1970, a film adaptation was released, starring Pat Boone as David Wilkerson and Erik Estrada (in his screen debut) as Nicky Cruz, the teen gang member whose life was transformed by Wilkerson's ministry. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 744
  2. ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 163
  3. ^ Robert Crosby, Remembering David Wilkerson, christianitytoday.com, USA, April 29, 2011
  4. ^ Geoff King, Claire Molloy, Yannis Tzioumakis, American Independent Cinema: Indie, Indiewood and Beyond, Routledge, Abingdon-on-Thames, 2013, p. 188

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