Modern History
Today, Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) is a multi-billion-dollar industry with artists filling arenas, songs topping Christian radio charts, and worship music becoming a central feature of churches around the world. Yet its origins were surprisingly humble—and controversial. Emerging from the countercultural Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, CCM combined the message of … Read More “From the Jesus Movement to the Mainstream: The Origins and Rise of Contemporary Christian Music (1960s–2000)” »