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In ‘The Jesus Music,’ Erwin Brothers recount the glory and mess of Christian music

By Filings on Thu, 10/07/21
CCM
Evangelicalism
Church and Biblical History

“A new documentary recounts the history of contemporary Christian music from its roots among California hippies to today’s multimillion-dollar industry.” - RNS

(Related at Christianity Today)

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