Wake up! [electronic resource] : hip-hop Christianity and the Black church / Cheryl Kirk-Duggan and Marlon Hall.
By: Kirk-Duggan, Cheryl A.
Contributor(s): Hall, Marlon | ebrary, Inc
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Publisher: Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2011Description: xvi, 192 p.Subject(s): African American youth -- Religious life | Hip-hop -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 248.4089/96073 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "Once seen as only advocating violence, Hip Hop can be the church's agent of salvation and praise to transform society. After looking at Hip Hop's sociohistorical context, including its African roots, Wake Up! shows how Hip Hop now embodies the worldview of growing numbers of youth and young adults in all churches. The book also examines the inherent religious themes embedded in Hip Hop music"--Cover p. [4].
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Includes bibliographical references.
"Once seen as only advocating violence, Hip Hop can be the church's agent of salvation and praise to transform society. After looking at Hip Hop's sociohistorical context, including its African roots, Wake Up! shows how Hip Hop now embodies the worldview of growing numbers of youth and young adults in all churches. The book also examines the inherent religious themes embedded in Hip Hop music"--Cover p. [4].
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.