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The Hip Missionaries: Jesus Against Freedom?
2025 • E28 Dec 16, 2025 45m
They fill convention halls with pop music and perfectly staged shows. Hundreds of thousands like their posts: so-called charismatic renewal movements that specifically target young people. But behind the trendy Instagram façade, more conservative to reactionary messages also emerge.
Over the course of two years, authors Andreas Herz and Ralph Gladitz investigated the charismatic renewal scene, gaining exclusive insight into its inner workings.
Over the course of two years, authors Andreas Herz and Ralph Gladitz investigated the charismatic renewal scene, gaining exclusive insight into its inner workings.