Event, Jul / Aug 1972, vol. 12, iss. 7

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Writers in this Issue
Criss, Howard Gallagher, Sharon Hano, Arnold Hora, Galen Hustad, Jack Jorstad, Erling Miller, Francie Peterson, Richard Solheim, James Williams, Don

The Jesus Movement

• "Who Are The Jesus People?" by Arnold Hano
  An overview of the Jesus movement. Focus is on scope, background of adherents, music, controversies, sociological aspects. Mentions Arthur Blessitt, Hal Lindsey, Marcus Bach, Michael McFadden
• "A New Movement in the Land" by Don Williams
  Covers the spiritual and intellectual background to the Jesus movement, and movement-related organizations, communal ideals, and how all of this challenges the traditional church.
• "Fad or Future?" by Francie Miller
  Looks at the Jesus movement in Canada, Emmaus House and the Jesus Peoples' Army
• "The Salvation Trip" by Galen Hora
  Criticizes elements of the movement; mentions Love Song, Children of God, spiritual aspects
• "What Kind of Jesus?" by Erling Jorstad
  Explores the intellectual assumptions of the Jesus movement, especially the understanding of the person of Jesus, his teachings, and their implications.
• "The Face of Need" by Richard Peterson
  A brief look at a Jesus movement commune
• "Making Christ An Issue" by Sharon Gallagher
  Background to the Christian World Liberation Front
• "For or Against?" by Howard Criss
  Reactions of mainstream churches to the Jesus movement. Explores how the Christian World Liberation Front has worked with institutional churches.

• Commentary on useful books about the Jesus movement by James Solheim
• Don Williams - Call to the Streets
• Ronald M Enroth, Edward E. Earicson, Jr., C. B. Peters - The Jesus People: Old Time Religion in the Age of Aquarious
• Arthur Blessitt - Turned on to Jesus
• The Street People
• Walter Knight - Jesus People Come Alive
• Roger Palms - The Jesus Kids
• Lowell D. Streiker - The Jesus Trip: Advent of the Jesus Freaks
• Erling Jorstad - That New Time Religion: The Jesus Revival In America

• presents information about how Lutherans can reach out to Jesus-movement adherents by Jack Hustad