LOVE, POWER, SACRIFICE – LIFE WITH THE JESUS ARMY (Groot-Brittannië, 1987- 2007)
John Angerson has been working on his portrait of the Jesus Army for twenty years. This evangelical sect was founded in Northamptonshire, England, in 1969. The Jesus Army has proven highly successful with its emotional, comprehensive brand of religious experience. The members – often previously addicts or criminals – give up all private property, live in communes and share their incomes. Thus the Jesus Army provides them with a new start. John Angerson has made an intimate portrait of the movement, which for him represents the revival of fundamentalist religions all over the world. His project takes its title from the motto of the Jesus Army: Love, Power, Sacrifice. – A baptism takes place at Cornhill Manor, in the village of Pattishall Northampton.
