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Author Eskridge, Larry, 1954-

Title God's forever family : the Jesus people movement in America / Larry Eskridge
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Contents Introduction: remembering the Jesus generation -- "God knocked me off my metaphysical ass": the first "Jesus freaks" in San Francisco -- Jesus comes to Haight-Ashbury -- " -- and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy": the Jesus people movement in southern California, 1968-1969 -- Unto Seattle, Milwaukee, New Jersey, and the uttermost parts: the Jesus people movement goes nationwide -- It only takes a spark: the Jesus people movement in the national spotlight -- The Jesus kids: the Jesus people movement becomes evangelical youth culture, 1971-1974 -- Division in the camp: the Jesus people vs. the children of God -- Sweet, sweet song of salvation: music and the Jesus people -- I wish we'd all been ready: the Jesus people fade from view -- God's forever family: the long-term impact of the Jesus people movement
Summary The Jesus People movement of the late 1960s and 1970s was an important force in the lives of millions of American Baby Boomers. This unique combination of the hippie counterculture and evangelical Christianity first appeared amid 1967's famed 'Summer of Love' in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district and grew like wildfire in Southern California and in cities like Seattle, Atlanta, and Milwaukee. This title re-examines the Jesus People phenomenon. It reveals that it was one of the most important American religious movements of the second half of the 20th-century
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Jesus People -- United States
RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
Jesus People
Jesus-Bewegung
SUBJECT United States -- Church history -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139929
Subject United States
USA
Genre/Form Church history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199315222
0199315221
0199344825
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