Jesus in Berkeley, Christian World Liberation Front

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Title:

Creator:

Christian World Liberation Front

Subject:

Sparks, Jack N.

Spiritual Counterfeits Project

Christian World Liberation Front

Jesus People

Evangelicalism

Hippies -- Religious life

Description:

Besides the Free Church --considered a social gospel oriented ministry supported by mainline churches-- there were other street ministries on Telegraph Avenue. The Christian World Liberation Front (CWLF), founded in 1969 by Jack Sparks and others from the Campus Crusade for Christ, were among the best organized. Disagreeing with the need for headquarters approval of any published material, they became an independent entity. One of the points in their platform was that Jesus "will create a soulful Christianity in Berkeley." Their paper, "Right On" is one of the first Jesus People underground newspapers and among the most respected. The CWLF actively sought converts while providing crash pads, help for drug users and free food. They provided street theater and encouraged radicals to convert. This flier was distributed to over 10,000 students during one weekend in 1969. The CWLF disbanded over questions of authority in 1975. One of the splinter groups founded the Spiritual Counterfeits Project, a Christian anti-cult group. The Jesus People Movement (Jesus Freaks) traces its origins across the Bay to the Haight, where Ted and Liz Wise founded the "Living Room" in 1967.

Publisher:

Graduate Theological Union;

Contributor:

York, Richard L.;

Date:

1969

Type:

text;

Format:

Flier; 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm.)

Identifier:

GTU_099

GTU 89-5-016;

Language:

eng

Coverage:

Berkeley (Calif.);

Rights:

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Collection:

Berkeley Free Church Collection

Contributing Institution:

Graduate Theological Union