Popular Music in Evangelical Youth Culture
Popular Music in Evangelical Youth Culture

Author: Stella Lau

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-07

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1136244743

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Christian churches and groups within Anglo-American contexts have increasingly used popular music as a way to connect with young people. This book investigates the relationships between evangelical Christianity and popular music, focusing particularly on electronic dance music in the last twenty years. Author Stella Lau illustrates how electronic dance music is legitimized in evangelical activities by Christians’ discourses, and how the discourses challenge the divide between the ‘secular’ and the ‘sacred’ in the Western culture. Unlike other existing books on the relationships between music cultures and religion, which predominantly discuss the cultural implications of such phenomenon, Popular Music in Evangelical Youth Culture examines the notion of ‘spirituality’ in contemporary popular electronic dance music. Lau’s emphasis on the sonic qualities of electronic dance music opens the door for future research about the relationships between aural properties of electronic dance music and religious discourses. With three case studies conducted in the cultural hubs of electronic dance music – Bristol, Ibiza and New York – the monograph can also be used as a guidebook for ethnographic research in popular music.

Evangelical Youth Culture
Evangelical Youth Culture

Author: Ibrahim Abraham

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-10-19

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1350020338

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This book offers a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich study of the intersections of contemporary Christianity and youth culture, focusing on evangelical engagements with punk, hip hop, surfing, and skateboarding. Ibrahim Abraham draws on interviews and fieldwork with dozens of musicians and sports enthusiasts in the USA, UK, Australia, and South Africa, and the analysis of evangelical subcultural media including music, film, and extreme sports Bibles. Evangelical Youth Culture: Alternative Music and Extreme Sports Subcultures makes innovative use of multiple theories of youth cultures and subcultures from sociology and cultural studies, and introduces the "serious leisure perspective" to the study of religion, youth, and popular culture. Engaging with the experiences of Pentecostal punks, surfing missionaries, township rappers, and skateboarding youth pastors, this book makes an original contribution to the sociology of religion, youth studies, and the study of religion and popular culture.

Evangelical Youth Culture
Evangelical Youth Culture

Author: Ibrahim Abraham

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-10-19

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1350020346

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This book offers a theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich study of the intersections of contemporary Christianity and youth culture, focusing on evangelical engagements with punk, hip hop, surfing, and skateboarding. Ibrahim Abraham draws on interviews and fieldwork with dozens of musicians and sports enthusiasts in the USA, UK, Australia, and South Africa, and the analysis of evangelical subcultural media including music, film, and extreme sports Bibles. Evangelical Youth Culture: Alternative Music and Extreme Sports Subcultures makes innovative use of multiple theories of youth cultures and subcultures from sociology and cultural studies, and introduces the "serious leisure perspective" to the study of religion, youth, and popular culture. Engaging with the experiences of Pentecostal punks, surfing missionaries, township rappers, and skateboarding youth pastors, this book makes an original contribution to the sociology of religion, youth studies, and the study of religion and popular culture.

Religion and Popular Culture in America
Religion and Popular Culture in America

Author: Bruce David Forbes

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005-11-17

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780520246898

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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: “A solid introduction to the dialogue between the disciplines of cultural studies and religion…. A substantive foundation for subsequent exploration.”—Religious Studies Review “A splendid collection of lively essays by fourteen scholars dealing with religion and popular culture on the contemporary American scene.”—Choice

The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism
The Oxford Handbook of Christian Fundamentalism

Author: Andrew Atherstone

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-01-18

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 019884459X

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This authoritative volume offers the fullest account to date of Christian fundamentalism, its origins in the nineteenth century, and its development up to the present day. It looks at the movement in global terms and through a number of key subjects and debates in which it is actively engaged.

Exploring the Spiritual in Popular Music
Exploring the Spiritual in Popular Music

Author: Georgina Gregory

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-01-28

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1350086940

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This book highlights how the diverse nature of spiritual practices are experienced and manifest through the medium of popular music. At first glance, chapters on Krishnacore, the Rave Church phenomenon and post-punk repertoire of Psychic TV may appear to have little in common; however, this book draws attention to some of the similarities of the nuances of spiritual expression that underpin the lived experience of popular music. As an interdisciplinary volume, the extensive introduction unpacks and clarifies terminology relating to the study of religion and popular music. The cross-disciplinary approach of the book makes it accessible and appealing to scholars of religious studies, cultural studies, popular music studies and theology. Unlike existing collections dealing with popular music and religion that focus on a specific genre, this innovative book offers a range of music and case studies, with chapters written by international contributors.

Secular Steeples 2nd edition
Secular Steeples 2nd edition

Author: Conrad Ostwalt

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2012-09-27

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1441183418

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An exploration of secularization in America, this book provides students with an innovative way of understanding the relationship between religion and secular culture. In Secular Steeples, Conrad Ostwalt challenges long-held assumptions about the relationship between religion and culture and about the impact of secularization. Moving away from the idea that religion will diminish as secularization continues, Ostwalt identifies areas of popular culture where secular and sacred views and objectives interact and enrich each other. The book demonstrates how religious institutions use the secular and popular media of television, movies, and music to make sacred teachings relevant. From megachurches to sports arenas, the Bible to Harry Potter, biker churches to virtual worship communities, Ostwalt demonstrates how religion persists across cultural forms, secular and sacred, with secular culture expressing religious messages and sometimes containing more authentic religious content than official religious teachings. An ideal text for anyone studying religion and popular culture, each chapter provides questions for discussion, a list of important terms and guided readings.

Music Worth Talking about
Music Worth Talking about

Author: Tim Atkins

Publisher: Baker Publishing Group (MI)

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780801002403

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Music is a powerful force in youth culture. Here is a dynamite resource that shows youth workers how to use popular music--both secular and Christian--as a discussion starter with teens. The song discussions help youth practice the art of listening by carefully examining the lyrics to determine the artist's intent and by viewing the message of the song through a biblical perspective.