Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian MusicUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2014年7月11日 - 312 頁 Apostles of Rock is the first objective, comprehensive examination of the contemporary Christian music phenomenon. Some see CCM performers as ministers or musical missionaries, while others define them as entertainers or artists. This popular musical movement clearly evokes a variety of responses concerning the relationship between Christ and culture. The resulting tensions have splintered the genre and given rise to misunderstanding, conflict, and an obsessive focus on self-examination. As Christian stars Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, DC Talk, and Sixpence None the Richer climb the mainstream charts, Jay Howard and John Streck talk about CCM as an important movement and show how this musical genre relates to a larger popular culture. They map the world of CCM by bringing together the perspectives of the people who perform, study, market, and listen to this music. By examining CCM lyrics, interviews, performances, web sites, and chat rooms, Howard and Streck uncover the religious and aesthetic tensions within the CCM community. Ultimately, the conflict centered around Christian music reflects the modern religious community's understanding of evangelicalism and the community's complex relationship with American popular culture. |
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... radio for setting me on an alternative career path; the faculty of the sociology departments at Indiana University South Bend and the University of Notre Dame who helped me to acquire and refine sociological skills; and my colleagues ...
... radio dial—but with one important difference: rather than challenging predominant evangelical values, this music affirms them. Consequently, if names like The Altar Boys, Susan Ashton, Audio Adrenaline, Barren Cross, Margaret Becker ...
... radio program that aired on religious radio stations across America on February 6, 1988. Produced by Jon Rivers for. Myrrh. Records. (a. key. subsidiary. of. the. largest. of. the. Christian. music. corporations,. Word, Inc.), Shake was a ...
... radio stations see a relatively deep chasm separating the likes of Warner Brothers and Word, Tower Records and Christian Family Bookstores, and Top 40 and Christian radio. And for the most part, the analysis is accurate. Despite the ...
... radio station, or pick up a copy of Contemporary Christian Music or True Tunes News because they won't likely find what they're seeking on the shelves at Sam Goody or in the pages of Rolling Stone.” That is to say, they must recognize ...
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Its Entertainment | 75 |
Its Art | 111 |
Its Business | 149 |
Contemporary Christian Music and the Contemporary Christian Life | 185 |
Discography | 221 |
Notes | 229 |
Bibliography | 265 |
Index | 290 |