God's Forever Family The Jesus People Movement in America

Name: God's Forever Family The Jesus People Movement in America
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ISBN: 9780195326451

ISBN-10: 0195326458

ISBN-13: 9780195326451

Edition: 2013

Authors: Larry Eskridge

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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. In 1971 the growing movement found its way into the national spotlight, attracting a great deal of contemporary media and scholarly attention. In the wake of publicity, the movement gained momentum and attracted a huge new following among evangelical church youth who enthusiastically adopted the…

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List price: $64.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/28/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 7.24" wide x 9.25" long x 1.27" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Remembering the Jesus Generation



"Jesus 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 Prophesy": The Jesus People Movement in Southern California, 1968-1969



Unto Seattle, Milwaukee, New Jersey, and the Uttermost Parts: The Jesus People Go Nationwide



It Only Takes a Spark: The Jesus 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 versus the Children of God



Sweet, Sweet Song of Salvation: Music and the Jesus People Movement



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


Appendix. Jesus People Survey: Tabulations and Comments


Notes


Index