Genre
Christian Literature
Setting and Context
The book is set in America in the 1960s and 1970s.
Narrator and Point of View
First-person narrative
Tone and Mood
Informative and optimistic
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is God, and the antagonists are the forces against the Holy Spirit.
Major Conflict
The major conflict is between the Jesus Revolution leaders and the American society's evils.
Climax
The climax is when the number of people baptized during Jesus' Revolution surpasses any other number in historical records. The narrator says, "More people were baptized during the Jesus Revolution than ever since people started keeping records."
Foreshadowing
A cultural shift in America foreshadows the transformation of hippies into evangelists and drug addicts into pastors.
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
The story alludes to the 1950s religious transformation in America.
Imagery
The narrator says, "This youth revolution was in full swing when a deeper, stronger, and more radical tide began to surge." This imagery shows the force of Jesus' Revolution in America in the 1960s and 1970s. Many youths transformed into Christianity and became religious leaders.
Paradox
The primary paradox is that the contemporary world has more religious people than in the 1960s, but the rate of evil deeds has surpassed good deeds. People use religion to commit evil. The narrator says, "Today's violence is constant, stark, and immediate. We see mass murders at religious concerts, nightclubs, churches and malls.”
Parallelism
There is a parallelism between the Jesus Revolution's primary message and Martin Luther's teachings on human rights.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
The narrator personifies the church by saying it heals and connects people to God.
