God's forever family : the Jesus people movement in America / Larry Eskridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eskridge, Larry, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus People--United States.

Jesus People.

United States--Church history--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Remembering the Jesus Generation; 1. "Jesus Knocked Me off My Metaphysical Ass": The First "Jesus Freaks" in San Francisco; 2. Jesus Comes to Haight-Ashbury; 3. " . . . and Your Sons and Your Daughters Shall Prophesy": The Jesus People Movement in Southern California, 1968-1969; 4. Unto Seattle, Milwaukee, New Jersey, and the Uttermost Parts: The Jesus People Go Nationwide; 5. It Only Takes a Spark: The Jesus Movement in the National Spotlight; 6. The Jesus Kids: The Jesus People Movement Becomes Evangelical Youth Culture, 1971-1974

7. Division in the Camp: The Jesus People versus the Children of God8. Sweet, Sweet Song of Salvation: Music and the Jesus People Movement; 9. I Wish We'd All Been Ready: The Jesus People Fade from View; 10. God's Forever Family: The Long-Term Impact of the Jesus People Movement; Appendix. Jesus People Survey: Tabulations and Comments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 24, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-931523-X

0-19-931522-1

OCLC:

847527661