Hip-hop redemption : finding God in the rhythm and the rhyme / Ralph Basui Watkins.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Engaging culturePublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2011.Description: xiii, 159 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801033117 (pbk.)
  • 080103311X (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML 3921.8 .R36 W38 2011
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Contents:
Introduction: the mix and the remix -- When did you fall in love with hip-hop? : my story and the story of hip-hop -- I said a hip-hop : a snapshot of hip-hop history -- R U still down? : hip-hop culture as an extension of the blues -- I used to love her and I still love her : loving the broken beauty of hip-hop -- Common sense of common : whose side are you on? -- "Slippin' and slidin' i'm about to give up" : the theological truth in the story -- God skipped past the church : a hip-hop theology and a hip-hop theologian -- The miseducation of Lauryn Hill : a socio-theological critique of hip-hop -- Conclusion : from Gil Scott-Heron to Mos Def.
"Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practices. Yet Christians have often failed to interpret this culture with sensitivity. Sociologist, preacher, pop-culture expert, and DJ Ralph Watkins understands that while there is room for a critique of mainstream hip-hop and culture, by listening more intently to the music's story listeners can hear a prophet crying out, sharing the pain of a generation that feels as though it hasn't been heard. His accessible, balanced engagement reveals what is inherently good and redeeming in hip-hop and rap music and uses that culture as a lens to open up the power of the Bible for ministry to a generation" -- Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-153) and index.

Introduction: the mix and the remix -- When did you fall in love with hip-hop? : my story and the story of hip-hop -- I said a hip-hop : a snapshot of hip-hop history -- R U still down? : hip-hop culture as an extension of the blues -- I used to love her and I still love her : loving the broken beauty of hip-hop -- Common sense of common : whose side are you on? -- "Slippin' and slidin' i'm about to give up" : the theological truth in the story -- God skipped past the church : a hip-hop theology and a hip-hop theologian -- The miseducation of Lauryn Hill : a socio-theological critique of hip-hop -- Conclusion : from Gil Scott-Heron to Mos Def.

"Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practices. Yet Christians have often failed to interpret this culture with sensitivity. Sociologist, preacher, pop-culture expert, and DJ Ralph Watkins understands that while there is room for a critique of mainstream hip-hop and culture, by listening more intently to the music's story listeners can hear a prophet crying out, sharing the pain of a generation that feels as though it hasn't been heard. His accessible, balanced engagement reveals what is inherently good and redeeming in hip-hop and rap music and uses that culture as a lens to open up the power of the Bible for ministry to a generation" -- Publisher description.

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