Jesus movement
‘Jesus Revolution’ leaves out the tough stuff but gets the music right
By Leah Payne — February 27, 2023
(RNS) — The new film about the origins of the Jesus People is refracted through Greg Laurie’s memory, which is selective.
The long strange trip of Lonnie Frisbee
By Greg Laurie — February 21, 2023
(RNS) — Lonnie was the face and a catalyzing force of the Jesus movement that rippled through the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In ‘The Jesus Music,’ Erwin Brothers recount the glory and mess of Christian music
By Bob Smietana — October 6, 2021
(RNS) — A new documentary recounts the history of contemporary Christian music from its roots among California hippies to today’s multimillion-dollar industry.
How the shofar emerged as a weapon of spiritual warfare for some evangelicals
By Yonat Shimron — January 6, 2021
(RNS) — Shofar blowing, as in today's Jericho March, has become commonplace in many political demonstrations far removed from any Jewish or Israel-related themes.
Film sheds light on Jesus People’s dark stories
By Judith Valente — April 8, 2014
CHICAGO (RNS) More than a dozen adults who lived as children in the religious community tell of sexual and physical abuse in Jaime Prater's documentary, “No Place to Call Home.”
Former ‘Jesus freak’ traces the evolution of Christian rock
By Don Lattin — April 17, 2013
(RNS) At age 65, Bob Gersztyn’s religious fervor has mellowed so much that he calls himself an ``allegorical Christian.'' But he has put together his love of pop music and photography to publish "Jesus Rocks the World -- The Definitive History of Contemporary Christian Music.''
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