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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... spiritual extortion, the American evangelical church was, to use Taff's language, shaking. As Rivers prompted the Myrrh artists for comments on issues such as sin, temptation, accountability, cleansing, commitment, and the power of ...
... spiritual rebirth as a criterion for entering the kingdom of heaven, who often impose exacting behavioral standards on the faithful.” Given such broad definitions, it is not surprising that evangelicals are a diverse lot, and the CCM ...
... spirituality, if not organized religion. As suggested by music critics Robert Hilburn and Chris Willman, The Beatles' 1966 pilgrimage to the Maharishi in India had been only the beginning: “Guitarist John McLaughlin amended his name to ...
... spiritual environment of Africa and Asia that has historically produced the most primitive musical forms.” Presumably supporting this claim is yet another take on the fable of the missionary: “A missionary in an uncivilized region of ...
... spiritual cannibalism” in which Christians “eat alive their own values.” The inherently evil nature of rock made any attempt to sanitize it for Christian purposes at best misguided and at worst deliberately subversive. The. Aesthetic.
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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 |