Wake up! : hip-hop Christianity and the Black church /

"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 an...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Authors: Kirk-Duggan, Cheryl A. (Author), Hall, Marlon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Nashville : Abingdon Press, 2011
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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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"--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 192 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781426731143
1426731140
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.