Christian
European mainline Christian renewal movements (umbrella)
10/40· LowConfidence: High
Umbrella entry for European mainline Christian renewal movements — Taizé, Iona Community, Focolare, etc. Mainstream low-control reference.
CLCI radar
Low Control / Mainstream
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control3/10
Information Control2/10
Thought Control2/10
Emotional Control3/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — umbrella for European mainline Christian renewal movements.
Founded
Various
Members
Collectively hundreds of thousands
Active in
Europe
In context
Various European mainline Christian renewal movements — Taizé (Roger Schutz, 1940+), Iona Community (George MacLeod, 1938+), Focolare Movement (Chiara Lubich, 1943+), L'Arche Communities (Jean Vanier, 1964+ — post-2020 reckoning with Vanier abuse). Mostly mainstream low-control with some documented incidents.
Timeline
- 1938+European renewal movement proliferation
Sources
- Various academic studies
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