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Gray sabbath : Jesus people USA, evangelical left, and the evolution of Christian rock / Shawn David Young.
LIBRA BV3793 .Y685 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Young, Shawn David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus People--United States.
- Jesus People.
- Evangelicalism--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- Evangelicalism.
- Christian rock music--United States.
- Christian rock music.
- History.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Christian rock music.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 315 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- Formed in 1972. Jesus People USA is an evangelical Christian community that fundamentally transformed the American Christian music industry and the practice of American evangelicalism, which continues to evolve under its influence. In this fascinating ethnographic study, Shawn David Young replays not only the growth and influence of the group over the past three decades but also the left-leaning politics it developed that continue to serve as a catalyst for change. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The largest American commune
- The blessing and curse of community
- Big shoulders, big history: why Chicago?
- Theology, politics, and culture
- The Christian woodstock: vernacular religion, influence, and conflicting worlds
- The future: ex-members, second generation, and social dynamics
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231172387
- 0231172389
- 9780231172394
- 0231172397
- OCLC:
- 900031475
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