In this Book
- No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. ix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- 1 JESUS ON THE BEACH
- pp. 11-33
- 2 JESUS ON BROADWAY
- pp. 34-57
- 3 GODSTOCK
- pp. 58-80
- 4 SOUL ON CHRIST
- pp. 81-104
- 5 HOLLYWOOD’S GOSPEL ROAD
- pp. 105-123
- 6 LET’S GET MARRIED
- pp. 124-141
- 7 SHOCK ABSORBERS
- pp. 142-166
- 8 YEAR OF THE EVANGELICAL
- pp. 167-189
- 9 CRISES OF CONFIDENCE
- pp. 190-214
- 10 LAST DAYS
- pp. 215-242
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 251-254
- Bibliography
- pp. 271-284
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469603247
Related ISBN(s)
9780807834589, 9780807878002, 9781469606873
MARC Record
OCLC
966768197
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No