Frank Felice, James F. Mcgrath

Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology

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Produktbeschreibung

Co-written by a musician and a professor of religion, this book studies progressive rock music's profound engagement with religious themes. It looks closely not only at lyrics but at the music itself, which spans an array of artists and songs from its early days to the present.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781978709515
• ISBN-10: 197870951X
• Artikelnr.: 71660853

Autorenporträt

Frank Felice is associate professor of composition, theory and electronic music in the School of Music, Jordan College of Arts at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. James F. McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: ELP's Tarkus: Religion and Politics in a Post-Apocalyptic
Landscape
Chapter 2: Yes: Prophets of a Spiritual and Musical New Age
Chapter 3: Genesis' Supper's Ready: Messiahs and Metamorphoses
Chapter 4: Jethro Tull's Songs about God: A Prog-phetic Condemnation of
Idolatry
Chapter 5: Kerry Livgren's Kansas: From Syncretism to Monotheism and
Complexity to Simplicity
Chapter 6: Rush's Freewill: Beyond Election to Choice as a Theological
Anthem
Chapter 7: Neal Morse's Similitude of a Dream: A Recasting of Pilgrim's
Progress
Conclusion