With God on Our Side: Towards a Transformational Theology of Rock and Roll
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071GRN8VY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 190 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
By teasing out the theological issues found in rock music, this book synthesizes the findings to create a distinctive cultural theology that is sensitive to the plight of the marginalized in the West. As rock engages and critiques culture, it invariably encounters issues of meaning that are existential and theological. At its best, rock acknowledges there is something wrong with the world, raises awareness of marginalized voices, and offers an alternative mode of existence within our present reality. Rock and roll is more than just music. With God On Our Side attempts to respond to these queries in a way that is faithful to the work of the kingdom of God on earth by mining our long theological tradition and seeing what cohesive responses can be made to the issues raised by rock music. It is forcefully countercultural and exists as a bane in the sight of do
"The best book written about Rock and Roll in years" according to Harry Howard. This book lead us to the answers we looked for as kids when we could not tell our parents why we liked the music we did. In this book, the author Steven Felix-Jager seeks to find the common ground and point out the major historical and cultural points of why, how and when this music made us who we are today. I have only had 2 days and was not able to stop reading until I was done.I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves rock and is seeking to answer questions fr