The Cross and the Switchblade is a biographical book written by the Rev. David Wilkerson with John and Elizabeth Sherrill, published by Bernard Geis Associates in 1963.
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| Author | David Wilkerson John and Elizabeth Sherrill |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography, Crime, Christianity |
| Publisher | Bernard Geis Associates |
Publication date | January 1, 1963 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 317503776 |
| 258 | |
| LC Class | BV4464.5 .W5 1963 |
In 1958, Pentecostal pastor David WilkersonofAssemblies of God is touched by an article in Life about seven teenagers who are members of a criminal gang.[1] Alone and with little money, he goes to Brooklyn, sometimes at the risk of his life, to talk about Jesus with members of street gangs.[2] There, Wilkerson met Nicky Cruz, a member of the "Mau Maus" street gang.
The book became a bestseller, with more than 15 million copies distributed in over 30 languages. [3]
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]
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