No Sympathy for the Devil

No Sympathy for the Devil
Author: David W. Stowe
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011-04-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0807878006

In this cultural history of evangelical Christianity and popular music, David Stowe demonstrates how mainstream rock of the 1960s and 1970s has influenced conservative evangelical Christianity through the development of Christian pop music. The chart-topping, spiritually inflected music created a space in popular culture for talk of Jesus, God, and Christianity, thus lessening for baby boomers and their children the stigma associated with religion while helping to fill churches and create new modes of worship. Stowe shows how evangelicals' increasing acceptance of Christian pop music ultimately has reinforced a variety of conservative cultural, economic, theological, and political messages.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music
Author: Mark Allan Powell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1096
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

These essays provide bandmember lists, complete discographies, lists of awards, artist-website addresses, biographies of the artists, and reviews of their work."--BOOK JACKET.

The Life You Long For

The Life You Long For
Author: Christy Nockels
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2022-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0593192567

A beautiful invitation to discover your place in God's heart and let him set the pace for your life—from a wife and mother, singer-songwriter, and worship leader for Passion Conferences and IF:Gathering “Christy Nockels is a gentle, strong voice shepherding us into a fuller life with Jesus at the very center. This book will restore your weary soul.”—Jennie Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head and founder and visionary of IF:Gathering Christy Nockels knows firsthand how easily our desire to serve God—even when using the gifts He has given us—can overshadow our delight in simply being with Him. When God called her to lay down her ministry for a season, Christy was forced to confront how her sense of purpose and worth had become tangled up in her work. God then lovingly invited her to discover true rest in His presence as she learned to live as the Beloved. In The Life You Long For, Christy shows us how to let go of hustle and achievement and instead find our identity in the quiet center of God’s love. As we delight in being with Him, we are filled to overflowing with contentment and love that propel us into an entirely new way of being, one in which every act of service and every encounter with the people around us arise from a heart at rest. With irresistible warmth and grace, this book calls you to step fully into the life you didn’t even realize you’ve been seeking, as you find your highest calling not in a duty to uphold but in a beautiful identity to live out.

The Story of Christian Music

The Story of Christian Music
Author: Andrew Wilson-Dickson
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2003
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780800634742

Music has been at the heart of Christian worship since the beginning, and this lavishly illustrated and wonderfully written volume fully surveys the many centuries of creative Christian musical experimentation. From its roots in Jewish and Hellenistic music, through the rich tapestry of medieval chant to the full flowering of Christian music in the centuries after the Reformation and the many musical expressions of a now-global Christianity, Wilson-Dickson conveys 'a glimpse of the fecundity of imagination with which humanity has responded to the creator God.' Book jacket.

Christian Sacred Music in the Americas

Christian Sacred Music in the Americas
Author: Andrew Shenton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2021-02-17
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1538148749

Christian Sacred Music in the Americas explores the richness of Christian musical traditions and reflects the distinctive critical perspectives of the Society for Christian Scholarship in Music. This volume, edited by Andrew Shenton and Joanna Smolko, is a follow-up to SCSM’s Exploring Christian Song and offers a cross-section of the most current and outstanding scholarship from an international array of writers. The essays survey a broad geographical area and demonstrate the enormous diversity of music-making and scholarship within that area. Contributors utilize interdisciplinary methodologies including media studies, cultural studies, theological studies, and different analytical and ethnographical approaches to music. While there are some studies that focus on a single country, musical figure, or region, this is the first collection to represent the vast range of sacred music in the Americas and the different approaches to studying them in context.

Apostles of Rock

Apostles of Rock
Author: Jay R. Howard
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014-07-11
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0813148057

Apostles of Rock is the first objective, comprehensive examination of the contemporary Christian music phenomenon. Some see CCM performers as ministers or musical missionaries, while others define them as entertainers or artists. This popular musical movement clearly evokes a variety of responses concerning the relationship between Christ and culture. The resulting tensions have splintered the genre and given rise to misunderstanding, conflict, and an obsessive focus on self-examination. As Christian stars Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, DC Talk, and Sixpence None the Richer climb the mainstream charts, Jay Howard and John Streck talk about CCM as an important movement and show how this musical genre relates to a larger popular culture. They map the world of CCM by bringing together the perspectives of the people who perform, study, market, and listen to this music. By examining CCM lyrics, interviews, performances, web sites, and chat rooms, Howard and Streck uncover the religious and aesthetic tensions within the CCM community. Ultimately, the conflict centered around Christian music reflects the modern religious community's understanding of evangelicalism and the community's complex relationship with American popular culture.

The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music

The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music
Author: Barry Alfonso
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780823077182

Chronicling the amazing rise of this genre from its gospel roots to today's diverse musical sound, this guide offers a complete capsule encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian artists as well as an introduction to the music form. 40 illustrations.

In His Name ... Jesus Music & Early Christian Music Crossword Puzzles

In His Name ... Jesus Music & Early Christian Music Crossword Puzzles
Author: Aaron Joy
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2015-09-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1329549910

Writer, podcaster and bassist Aaron Joy presents his series of rock music crossword puzzle books. Each book looks at the bands, albums and general history, including famous and indie musicians. Great for the fan, musician or history buff. At least 14 puzzles in each book. Visit the publisher www.lulu.com/aronmatyas to find all his books. This volume features the topics: Larry Norman, Sweet Comfort Band, DeGarmo & Key, Steve Taylor, Love Song, Servant, Rez Band/Resurrection Band, Randy Stonehill, Daniel Amos, the Swirling Eddies, Phil Keaggy, Glass Harp, Petra, Paul Clark, Honeytree, John Fisher, a band called david, 2nd chapter of acts, Stryper, Barry McGuire, Randy Matthews, King's X, Mylon Lefevre, Sandi Patty, Children Of The Day, All Saved Freak Band.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music
Author: Don Cusic
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2009-11-12
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The first comprehensive overview of contemporary inspirational music, covering its historical roots and dramatic growth into one of America's most vital music genres. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship is the first comprehensive reference work on a form of American music that is far more popular than nonfans may realize. It fills a major gap in the literature on American music and Christian culture, looking at this increasingly popular genre in the context of the overall history of religious music in the United States. With over 200 entries, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music covers important performers and industry figures, songs and albums, concerts and festivals, the rise of Christian radio and television, and other issues related to the growth of inspirational music. Scholars and fans alike will find a wealth of revealing information and insightful coverage illustrating the influence of gospel on modern American music with musicians such as Elvis, Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and U2.The work also examines the use of fundamental rock, pop, and rap music templates in the service of songs of faith.