David L. Moody

Political Melodies in the Pews?

The Voice of the Black Christian Rapper in the Twenty-first-Century Church

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Produktbeschreibung

The book explores the views that Christian theology is a theology of liberation and by means of this spiritual deliverance, an innovative, yet, revolutionary voice (Gospel hip hop) has emerged from the pews of the Sunday morning worship hour in the Black church. It is the author's contention that the emergence of Christian hip hop based ministries has taken on the role of a new liberating theological theme among youth within the Black community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 361g
• ISBN-13: 9780739172360
• ISBN-10: 0739172360
• Artikelnr.: 36146200

Autorenporträt

David L. Moody is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Sing my Brother, Sing! Say what's on your mind; Do it with a
rhyme! Chapter 1: The "Liberating Dream" through Black Christian Rap Music
Chapter 2: Performing Hip Hop in the Black Church: Political, Spiritual, or
just plain Entertaining? Hip Hop as a Culture: Rap as an Art Form Chapter
3: Black Liberation Theology: Political, Spiritual, or just a plain old
voice from the Past? Chapter 4: Jesus "The Brown Skin-Revolutionary": Was
Jesus a Marxist Rapper? Chapter 5: What Would Jesus Rap About? Conclusion:
The Role of the Church Today Appendix A. ABC Transcript/Jeremiah Wright
Appendix B. RIAA 2008 Consumer Profile Appendix C. Slave Population of the
U.S.