In this episode we talk to historian Larry Eskridge about the film "Jesus Revolution." Eskridge, the author of God's Forever Family: The Jesus People Movement in America, places the film in context, discusses the legacy of the Jesus People Movement for contemporary evangelicalism, and tells us a bit about his own experience with the movement. If you have seen "Jesus Revolution" and want to learn more, this episode is a must listen.
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Episode 124: Christian Capitalism in Early America
Episode 123: Drew Gilpin Faust on Growing-Up at Midcentury
Episode 122: The Metropolitan Sound of the American Century
Episode 121: Reagan's Evangelical Vision for America
Episode 120: Popular Historians in Post-War America
Episode 119: How the Social Gospel Undermined Social Democracy
Episode 118: Evangelicals and the Environment
Episode 117: The Idea of Fraternity in America
Episode 116: Historical Thinking for a Democracy
Episode 115: Evangelicalism: Its Metaphors and Stories
Episode 114: How Slavery Helped Grow the American Catholic Church
Episode 112: The Search for God in a New York Publishing House
Episode 111: The Evangelical Battle Over the End Times
Episode 110: "How Black Ball Saved the Soul of the NBA"
Episode 109: The Voice and Faith of Sojourner Truth
Episode 108: The Life and Legacy of C. Vann Woodward
Episode 107: The Politics of Smallpox in Revolutionary America
Episode 106: Bruce Springsteen's "Long Walk Home"
Episode 105: "Heathenism" in America
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