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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... rock and roll revival, Davison exhorts the enthusiastic Crowd: “No President Clinton, Vice President Gore. No Hillary Rodham Clinton gonna do nothin' for you! No Republican. No Democrat. No MTV. No rock star. Don't put your trust in ...
... rock and roll. Its appeal is explained by Evan Eisenberg, who argues that “rock music is at once eagerly social and deeply solipsistic—a condition of adolescence—and the rock musician mediates not as musician, but as alter ego.” Indeed ...
... rock and roll can usefully serve the ends of identity formation and the creation of community, access to the tools that rock music provides is limited for audience members who hold values they believe to be contradicted by the messages ...
... rock and roll. Rock music is meant to be experienced. It is, however, a social experience. Contrary to Key's claims, rock and roll is not neutral; it does carry “inherent” meanings. But this is not to imply, as Payton suggests, that ...
... Rock ("The world stole rock 'n' roll from the church. I'm just stealin' it back"), Christian jargon ("Brother, have you been washed in the blood? Gee, uh, not lately"), and the treatment he's received from the Christian media ...
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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 |