The Black church and hip hop culture : toward bridging the generational divide / edited by Emmett G. Price III.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Price, Emmett George.

Series:

African American cultural theory and heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American churches.

African Americans--Religion.

African Americans.

Hip-hop.

Hip-hop--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

xix, 208 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.

Summary:

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Black Church stood as the stronghold of the Black Community, fighting for equality and economic self-sufficiency and challenging its body to be self-determined and self-aware. Hip Hop Culture grew from disenfranchised urban youth who felt that they had no support system or resources. Impassioned with the same urgent desires for survival and hope that their parents and grandparents had carried, these youth forged their way from the bottom of America's belly one rhyme at a time. For many young people, Hip Hop Culture is a supplement, or even an alternative, to the weekly dose of Sunday-morning faith.

In this collection of provocative essays, leading thinkers, preachers, and scholars from around the country confront both the Black Church and the Hip Hop Generation to realize their shared responsibilities to one another and the greater society. Arranged into three sections, this volume addresses key issues in the debate between two of the most significant institutions of Black Culture. The first part, "From Civil Rights to Hip Hop," explores the transition from one generation to another through the transmission-or lack thereof-of legacy and heritage. Part II, "Hip Hop Culture and the Black Church in Dialogue," explores the numerous ways in which the conversation is already occurring-from sermons to theoretical examinations and spiritual ponderings. Part III, "Gospel Rap, Holy Hip Hop, and the Hip Hop Matrix," clarifies the perspectives and insights of practitioners, scholars, and activists who explore various expressions of faith and the diversity of locations where these expressions take place.

In The Black Church and Hip Hop Culture, pastors, ministers, theologians, educators, and laypersons wrestle with the duties of providing timely commentary, critical analysis, and in some cases practical strategies toward forgiveness, healing, restoration, and reconciliation. With inspiring reflections and empowering discourse, this collection demonstrates why and how the Black Church must re-engage in the lives of those who comprise the Hip Hop Generation. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I From Civil Rights to Hip Hop 1

1 From Civil Rights to Hip Hop: A Meditation / Alton B. Pollard III Pollard, Alton B. III 3

2 Dissed-Enfranchised: The Black Church under the Steeple / Joshua Hutchinson Hutchinson, Joshua 15

3 Chasing a Dream Deferred: From Movement to Culture 21 Emmett G. Price III

Part II Hip Hop Culture and the Black Church in Dialogue 31

4 Deep Calls to Deep: Beginning Explorations of the Dialogue between the Black Church and Hip Hop / Charles L. Howard Howard, Charles L. 33

5 Rap Music as Prophetic Utterance / Cynthia B. Belt Belt, Cynthia B. 43

6 Binding the Straw Man: Hip Hop, African American Protestant Religion, and the Dilemma of Dialogue / Lerone A. Martin Martin, Lerone A. 55

7 Sermon: "Kick Your Delilah to the Curb" / Sherman A. Gordon Gordon, Sherman A. 63

8 Thou Shall Have No Other Gods before Me: Myths, Idols, and Generational Healing / Shaundra Cunningham Cunningham, Shaundra 67

9 Hip Hop Children of a Lesser God / Paul Scott Scott, Paul 81

10 Sermon: "Bling Bling" / Stephen C. Finley Finley, Stephen C. 85

11 Formality Meets Hip Hop: The Influence of Hip Hop Culture on the Afro-European Church / Shana Mashego Mashego, Shana 95

Part III Gospel Rap, Holy Hip Hop, and the Hip Hop Matrix 105

12 Beats, Rhymes and Bibles: An Introduction to Gospel Hip Hop / Josef Sorett Sorett, Josef 107

13 Isn't Loving God Enough? Debating Holy Hip Hop / Cassandra Thornton Thornton, Cassandra 115

14 Five Theses on the Globalization of Thug Life and 21st Century Missions / Kenneth D. Johnson Johnson, Kenneth D. 131

15 Hip Hop, Theology, and the Future of the Black Church / Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou Sekou, Osagyefo Uhuru 153

16 Confessions of a Hip Hop Generation Minister / Patricia Lesesne Lesesne, Patricia 159

17 Spiritually Educating and Empowering a Generation: Growing Up in a Hip Hop Matrix / René Rochester Rochester, René 165

18 An Invisible Institution: A Functional Approach to Religion in Sports in Wounded African American Communities / Onaje X. Offley Woodbine Woodbine, Onaje X. Offley 173

19 "To Serve the Present Age": A Benediction / Emmett G. Price III Price, Emmett G. III 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.

ISBN:

9780810882362

0810882361

9780810882379

081088237X

OCLC:

746837630