Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups (umbrella, historical)
Umbrella for 1970s Jesus Movement / Jesus Freaks groups beyond named entries (Children of God, The Way International, Maranatha already covered).
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — umbrella for 1970s Jesus Movement / Jesus Freaks groups beyond named entries.
Profile facts
In context
1970s Jesus Movement produced dozens of intentional Christian communities including Shiloh Youth Revival Centers (1968–78), Jesus People USA, House of Judah, House of Acts, and many smaller groups. Most have dissolved or transformed. Substantial historical influence on contemporary evangelical worship.
Recovery resources
- Tears of Eden — Christian spiritual-abuse-survivor support and clinician referral.
- Recovering Grace — Originally IBLP-focused; archive includes broader fundamentalist Christian high-control material.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
Evidence by BITE axis
- Common patterns of intense communal commitment
Timeline
- 1967San Francisco Jesus Movement begins
Evidence matrix
Structured sources cross-linked to the claims they document. Tiered per the source hierarchy. For free-text citations see the Sources section below.
| Title | Type | Reliability | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W & M Scholar Works | Academic | Secondary | — |
| One Way": Billy Graham, the Jesus Generation, and the Idea of an Evangelical Youth Culture · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
| “One Way”: Billy Graham, the Jesus Generation, and the Idea of an Evangelical Youth Culture — Church History (1998) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Jesus Freaks · archive | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Jesus Freaks | Academic | Secondary | — |
| The Dominance of Evangelical Millennialism, 1970–2000 — Evangelical Millennialism in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1500–2000 (2011) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| From Hippies to Jesus Freaks: Christian Radicalism in Chicago’s Inner-City — The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture (2010) | Academic | Secondary | — |
| Time Magazine June, 1971: "The New Rebel Cry: Jesus Is Coming! · archive | Journalism | Secondary | — |
Sources
- Larry Eskridge, 'God's Forever Family' (2013) search ↗
- W & M Scholar Works — https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5452&&context=etd&&sei-redir=1 open ↗
- One Way": Billy Graham, the Jesus Generation, and the Idea of an Evangelical Youth Culture — https://www.jstor.org/stable/3170772 open ↗
- “One Way”: Billy Graham, the Jesus Generation, and the Idea of an Evangelical Youth Culture — Church History (1998) — https://doi.org/10.2307%2F3170772 open ↗
- Jesus Freaks — http://recollections.liblog.wheaton.edu/2009/01/15/jesus-freaks/ open ↗
- Jesus Freaks — http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ramey/GettingToKnowGrandma/JesusFreaks.htm open ↗
- The Dominance of Evangelical Millennialism, 1970–2000 — Evangelical Millennialism in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1500–2000 (2011) — https://doi.org/10.1057%2F9780230304611_7 open ↗
- From Hippies to Jesus Freaks: Christian Radicalism in Chicago’s Inner-City — The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture (2010) — https://doi.org/10.3138%2Fjrpc.22.2.003 open ↗
- Time Magazine June, 1971: "The New Rebel Cry: Jesus Is Coming! — http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,905202,00.html open ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J corrective: Moderate-band (CLCI 19) entry upgraded from Mainstream-comparator lighter palette to Christian high-control palette — Batch J's clci<21 fallthrough was too lean for the documented control vector of this category.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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Frequently asked questions
Q.Is Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups a cult?
CLCI Hub deliberately avoids the binary label "cult." Instead it places groups on a transparent 0–40 spectrum of documented control using Steven Hassan's BITE model (Behaviour, Information, Thought, Emotional). Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups scores 19 out of 40 — "Moderate Control", at high confidence. The score describes documented control patterns, not a judgement of members' sincerity or beliefs; many members do not personally experience the patterns listed.
Q.What is Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups's CLCI score?
Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups scores 19 out of 40 on the Cult-Like Control Index, which falls in the "Moderate" band. That total is the sum of four BITE axes — Behaviour 5, Information 4, Thought 5, Emotional 5 — plus a signed modifier of +0 for aggravating or mitigating factors.
Q.Why does Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups score 19 on the CLCI?
The score reflects publicly documented patterns including: Common patterns of intense communal commitment. These map onto the BITE axes of behaviour, information, thought, and emotional control, and a signed modifier of +0 is applied for factors such as financial demands, leadership accountability, and exit costs. Every claim is backed by the citations in the Sources section on this page.
Q.How reliable is the Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups rating?
This profile is rated High confidence. High confidence means the score is backed by court records, academic work, and/or sustained investigative journalism. CLCI scores are not fixed — they are revised whenever new public evidence appears, and groups that reform can score lower over time.
Q.Where can I get help regarding Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups?
If you or someone you care about is affected by Various 1970s Jesus Movement groups, start with the Recovery resources listed on this page. General cult-aware support is available from the International Cultic Studies Association (icsahome.com) and the Freedom of Mind Resource Center (freedomofmind.com). CLCI Hub is an educational resource, not a crisis service — if anyone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.
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