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{{Short description|Former evangelical Christian movement}}
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[[File:Jezusbeweging houdt optocht in Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 925-5016.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Jesus movement in Amsterdam]]

The '''Jesus movement''' was an [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] Christian movement that began on the [[West Coast of the United States]] in the late 1960s and early 1970s and primarily spread throughout North America, Europe, Central America, Australia and New Zealand, before it subsided in the late 1980s. Members of the movement were called '''''Jesus people''''' or '''''Jesus freaks'''''.

Its predecessor, the [[charismatic movement]], had already been in full swing for about a decade. It involved [[mainline Protestant]]s and [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] who testified to having supernatural experiences similar to those recorded in the [[Acts of the Apostles]], especially [[glossolalia|speaking in tongues]]. The two movements similarly believed that they were calling the church back to a more biblically accurate version of Christianity. Furthermore, they believed that these changes would result in the restoration of [[spiritual gift]]s to the church.<ref>Sherrill, John and Elizabeth, ''They Speak with Other Tongues'', Chosen Books, 2011</ref>

The Jesus movement left a legacy that included the formation of various [[Christian denomination|denomination]]s, church groups, and other Christian organizations, and it also influenced the development of both the contemporary [[Christian right]] and [[Christian left]]. It was foundational in several ongoing Christian cultural movements, including [[Jesus music]]'s impact on [[contemporary Christian music]], and the development of [[Christian media]] as a [[Christian radio|radio]] and [[Christian film industry|film industry]].<ref name="Sahms 2021">{{cite web | last=Sahms | first=Jacob | title=The Jesus Music: Revolutionizing How Church Music Works | website=Dove.org | date=September 27, 2021 | url=https://dove.org/the-jesus-music-revolutionizing-how-church-music-works/ | access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NRB 2022">{{cite web | title=NRB Members Speak to the Culture Through Film | website=NRB | date=May 19, 2022 | url=https://nrb.org/nrb-members-speak-to-the-culture-through-film/ | access-date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>