Getting the blues : what blues music teaches us about suffering and salvation /
Stephen J. Nichols.
- Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos Press, 2008.
- 192 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Prelude: Learning to hear the blues -- What hath Mississippi to do with Jerusalem? -- A theologian explores the world of the blues -- I be's troubled -- Blues, the Bible, and the human condition -- Man of sorrows -- David's blues -- Woman of sorrows -- Naomi's blues -- Precious Lord -- Harmonizing the curse and the cross -- Come Sunday -- Living in this world, longing for the next -- Postlude: Learning to sing the blues.
9781587432125 1587432129
2008019718
GBA894231 bnb
014680714 Uk
Blues (Music)--Religious aspects. Blues (Music)--History and criticism.