Political Melodies in the Pews? (eBook)

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

David L. Moody (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
138 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-7237-7 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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In this fascinating study of contemporary Christian worshippers, David L. Moody analyzes Christian rap music against traditional Christian theology. For many, mixing the sanctified worship of God with music originating from unconsecrated avenues has become difficult to accept. From the back alleys and streets of ';the hood' to the club scene of urban America, Christian rappers walk to a different beat than the preacher at the pulpit. However, similar to a street evangelist, the Black Christian rapper is about singing praise to God and delivering the gospel message to his ';lost homies' on the streets. Moody examines the emergence of hip hop based ministries and their place among youth with the Black community.

Autor

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

Inhalt

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 MusicChapter 2: Performing Hip Hop in the Black Church: Political, Spiritual, or just plain Entertaining? Hip Hop as a Culture: Rap as an Art FormChapter 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 TodayAppendix A. ABC Transcript/Jeremiah WrightAppendix B. RIAA 2008 Consumer ProfileAppendix C. Slave Population of the U.S.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.9.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Schlagworte: African Americans • Black Church • Black Liberation Theology • Civil Rights • Gospel • hegemony • Hip Hop • liberation • Rap Music • Religion • Religion in America • Theology
• ISBN-10: 0-7391-7237-9 / 0739172379
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-7237-7 / 9780739172377