In their 1985 book, The Power of Being Debt Free, Schuller, popular author and pastor of the world's largest televised church audience, and Paul Dunn warned about the dangers of an escalating national debt. Their newest collaboration traces the historical roots of the national debt, continues to show the dangers of its escalation, and outlines ten specific actions to help eliminate the problem.
Robert Harold Schuller was an American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and author. He was ordained as a minister, who rocketed to stardom in 1955 preaching from the roof of a concession stand at the drive-in movie theatre, displaying a passion and a marketing towards other people.He had been incorporating elements of psychology, into each of his messages and for many in the Christian community, he was serving up a "feel-good gospel" and that the money he was spending on buildings was to be put to better use by giving it to the poor.