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The Jesus Generation
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256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1971
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Billy Graham
647 books580 followersBilly Graham was an American evangelical Christian evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Graham is best known for his evangelistic missions or “Crusades.” He believed God knew no borders or nationalities. Throughout his career, Graham preached to millions around the world. He met and prayed with every U. S. president from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama.
Graham authored 34 books, including his memoir, Just As I Am. In 1983, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. In 1996, Graham and his wife, Ruth, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can bestow on a private citizen.
Graham married Wheaton College classmate Ruth Bell Graham in 1943. They had five children ( Ruth Graham, Gigi Graham Tchividjian, Anne Graham Lotz, Nelson, & Franklin Graham) and made their home in the mountains of North Carolina. They were married for 64 years before Ruth’s death in 2007. Graham died from natural causes on February 21, 2018, at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99.
Graham authored 34 books, including his memoir, Just As I Am. In 1983, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan. In 1996, Graham and his wife, Ruth, received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress can bestow on a private citizen.
Graham married Wheaton College classmate Ruth Bell Graham in 1943. They had five children ( Ruth Graham, Gigi Graham Tchividjian, Anne Graham Lotz, Nelson, & Franklin Graham) and made their home in the mountains of North Carolina. They were married for 64 years before Ruth’s death in 2007. Graham died from natural causes on February 21, 2018, at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, at the age of 99.
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January 27, 2023
THE FAMED EVANGELIST LOOKS AT THIS MOVEMENT
Preeminent 20th century evangelist Billy Graham wrote in the first chapter of this 1971 book, “This book is about two revolutions---the ‘youth revolution’ and the ‘Jesus revolution.’ … The Jesus Revolution … is not confined to America… tens of thousands of American youth are caught up in it… People ask me such questions as: Is it genuine? What brought it about? Will it last?... Is it deep enough?... Thus, I feel compelled to answer some of the questions put to me… In [this book] I have written about the problems and hang-ups that are bugging the young… this book is not only TO the young, ABOUT the young, and FOR the young, but it is also for the older generation to help them in bridging the generation gap… I have become convinced that the ‘Jesus revolution’ is making a profound impact on the youth of America and shows all signs of spreading to other countries.”
He acknowledges, “While many of these young people are proclaiming that ‘Jesus was the first hippie,’ the vast majority of them are genuine in their commitment. Most of the characteristics of the Jesus revolution are good---but there are also some dangers!... Some say it is too superficial---and in some cases it is. Some say it is too emotional---and in some cases it is…. One of the interesting things is that … No one leader has emerged. The movement, thus far, centers in Jesus… The movement is Bible-based… Another characteristic of the movement is the demand for an ‘experience’ with Jesus Christ… These young people are putting a renewed emphasis on the Holy Spirit… These young people are finding a cure for drugs and other vicious habits… The emphasis in this movement is on Christian discipleship… Another characteristic is the evidence of social responsibility… The Jesus revolution displays in incredible zeal for evangelism… Finally, the Jesus revolution has brought a reemphasis on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.” (Pg. 16-21)
He notes, “we, as parents, are going to have to practice what we preach by striving more and more to bring our conduct into line with our code of beliefs. No mother can demand that her daughter abstain from sleeping around when she herself if flirting and on occasion compromising her own moral conduct. No father, who wavers between heavy social drinking and occasional binges… and who can’t speak a pleasant word in the morning until he has a cigarette, can yell incessantly at his son to get off marijuana…” (Pg. 46)
He states, “Jesus Christ was the greatest revolutionary of all times in the truest sense. He so revolutionized lives that after His ascension into Heaven His disciples went throughout the world sharing His message with their contemporaries. Their message was to revolutionary that people said: ‘These that have turned the world upside down are come hither’ (Acts 17:6). This is why the Jesus revolution is so important: Right now, Jesus is revolutionizing lives throughout the world.” (Pg. 61)
He observes, “I don’t particularly like the rock opera ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ because it treats Christ irreverently and perhaps sacrilegiously. But its fatal flaw is that… it leaves Christ in the grave. And without the Resurrection there is no Christianity, no forgiveness, no faith, no hope---nothing but a hoax. However, it has the merit of posing the primary question confronting today’s youth… it asks, ‘Who are you… Jesus Christ Superstar?’” (Pg. 131)
He recounts, ‘Not long after my own conversion, I read a tract entitled ‘Four Things God Wants You to Know.’ Campus Crusade for Christ, which has played a major role in sparking the new ‘Jesus Revolution,’ has expanded these four items into a beautiful little booklet, and given them away by the hundreds of thousands. Literally, it has helped countless young people to get ‘turned on’ spiritually.” (Pg. 141)
In the closing chapter, he says, “The seventh sign [of Jesus’ 2nd Coming]---one that scholars have looked upon as the most certain sign of all---has taken place within the lifetime of many college students. This sign is the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland!... Jesus had predicted, ‘Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.’” (Pg. 185)
This book will be of great interest to Christians wanting to know Billy Graham’s views of this movement.
Preeminent 20th century evangelist Billy Graham wrote in the first chapter of this 1971 book, “This book is about two revolutions---the ‘youth revolution’ and the ‘Jesus revolution.’ … The Jesus Revolution … is not confined to America… tens of thousands of American youth are caught up in it… People ask me such questions as: Is it genuine? What brought it about? Will it last?... Is it deep enough?... Thus, I feel compelled to answer some of the questions put to me… In [this book] I have written about the problems and hang-ups that are bugging the young… this book is not only TO the young, ABOUT the young, and FOR the young, but it is also for the older generation to help them in bridging the generation gap… I have become convinced that the ‘Jesus revolution’ is making a profound impact on the youth of America and shows all signs of spreading to other countries.”
He acknowledges, “While many of these young people are proclaiming that ‘Jesus was the first hippie,’ the vast majority of them are genuine in their commitment. Most of the characteristics of the Jesus revolution are good---but there are also some dangers!... Some say it is too superficial---and in some cases it is. Some say it is too emotional---and in some cases it is…. One of the interesting things is that … No one leader has emerged. The movement, thus far, centers in Jesus… The movement is Bible-based… Another characteristic of the movement is the demand for an ‘experience’ with Jesus Christ… These young people are putting a renewed emphasis on the Holy Spirit… These young people are finding a cure for drugs and other vicious habits… The emphasis in this movement is on Christian discipleship… Another characteristic is the evidence of social responsibility… The Jesus revolution displays in incredible zeal for evangelism… Finally, the Jesus revolution has brought a reemphasis on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.” (Pg. 16-21)
He notes, “we, as parents, are going to have to practice what we preach by striving more and more to bring our conduct into line with our code of beliefs. No mother can demand that her daughter abstain from sleeping around when she herself if flirting and on occasion compromising her own moral conduct. No father, who wavers between heavy social drinking and occasional binges… and who can’t speak a pleasant word in the morning until he has a cigarette, can yell incessantly at his son to get off marijuana…” (Pg. 46)
He states, “Jesus Christ was the greatest revolutionary of all times in the truest sense. He so revolutionized lives that after His ascension into Heaven His disciples went throughout the world sharing His message with their contemporaries. Their message was to revolutionary that people said: ‘These that have turned the world upside down are come hither’ (Acts 17:6). This is why the Jesus revolution is so important: Right now, Jesus is revolutionizing lives throughout the world.” (Pg. 61)
He observes, “I don’t particularly like the rock opera ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ because it treats Christ irreverently and perhaps sacrilegiously. But its fatal flaw is that… it leaves Christ in the grave. And without the Resurrection there is no Christianity, no forgiveness, no faith, no hope---nothing but a hoax. However, it has the merit of posing the primary question confronting today’s youth… it asks, ‘Who are you… Jesus Christ Superstar?’” (Pg. 131)
He recounts, ‘Not long after my own conversion, I read a tract entitled ‘Four Things God Wants You to Know.’ Campus Crusade for Christ, which has played a major role in sparking the new ‘Jesus Revolution,’ has expanded these four items into a beautiful little booklet, and given them away by the hundreds of thousands. Literally, it has helped countless young people to get ‘turned on’ spiritually.” (Pg. 141)
In the closing chapter, he says, “The seventh sign [of Jesus’ 2nd Coming]---one that scholars have looked upon as the most certain sign of all---has taken place within the lifetime of many college students. This sign is the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland!... Jesus had predicted, ‘Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.’” (Pg. 185)
This book will be of great interest to Christians wanting to know Billy Graham’s views of this movement.
July 23, 2024
Dette er kanskje ikke den mest kjente boken skrevet av den verdenskjente, men nå avdøde, evangelisten Billy Graham, som er utgitt her i Norge. Det er en gammel bok fra 1972 og gir oss et innblikk i hva som kjennetegnet generasjonen mot slutten 60 og begynnelsen av 70-tallet. Den gir også samtidig et lite bilde inn i Jesusvekkelsen som fant sted blant ungdom og hippier rundt disse tider.
Etter å ha sett filmen ”Jesus Revolution” så ville jeg gjerne lese en bok som omhandlet denne tiden og selv om Graham klarer å male det mørke som lå over samfunnet på denne tiden så synes jeg man får altfor lite innblikk i selve Jesusvekkelsen på denne tiden og litt for mye innblikk i det mørke og søkende samfunnet som denne vekkelsen var et lys i. Graham får allikevel fram Jesus og evangeliet som svaret på ungdommens søken og de problemene som florerte på denne tiden, og alt dette på typisk Graham-vis. Alt i alt en helt grei bok, ikke det helt store og ikke det helt banale, men et greit historisk innblikk på hippietiden.
Etter å ha sett filmen ”Jesus Revolution” så ville jeg gjerne lese en bok som omhandlet denne tiden og selv om Graham klarer å male det mørke som lå over samfunnet på denne tiden så synes jeg man får altfor lite innblikk i selve Jesusvekkelsen på denne tiden og litt for mye innblikk i det mørke og søkende samfunnet som denne vekkelsen var et lys i. Graham får allikevel fram Jesus og evangeliet som svaret på ungdommens søken og de problemene som florerte på denne tiden, og alt dette på typisk Graham-vis. Alt i alt en helt grei bok, ikke det helt store og ikke det helt banale, men et greit historisk innblikk på hippietiden.
February 20, 2024
Time-Bound
The Gospel is well presented in this book and the truth of the Gospel is Time-less. The rest of the book was aimed at a specific group[hippies, young people of the 60 & 70's]. Times have changed and much of this book I would say is a bit bound to a context and time which is no longer the culture of today.
My rating is 2,5 out of 5.
Maybe this book read much differently 30, 40 years ago.
The Gospel is well presented in this book and the truth of the Gospel is Time-less. The rest of the book was aimed at a specific group[hippies, young people of the 60 & 70's]. Times have changed and much of this book I would say is a bit bound to a context and time which is no longer the culture of today.
My rating is 2,5 out of 5.
Maybe this book read much differently 30, 40 years ago.
July 6, 2018
The famous evangelist tries to come to terms with the young people of 1971 and what is on their minds and hearts. The generation that would produce "The Jesus People" movement.
April 18, 2024
Un libro escrito en los años 70 que expone la situación actual de lo jovenes y los vicios. Billy expone como mantenernos cerca de Dios y cultivar una vida real.
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