dc Talk's Jesus freak / Will Stockton and D. Gilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stockton, Will, author.

Gilson, D. (Duane), author.

Series:

33 1/3.

33 1/3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

DC Talk (Musical group). Jesus freak.

DC Talk (Musical group).

Christian rap (Music)--United States--History and criticism.

Christian rap (Music).

Christian rock music--United States--History and criticism.

Christian rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

Summary:

"Late in the Reagan years, three young men at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University formed the Christian rap group dc Talk. The trio put out a series of records that quickly secured their place at the forefront of contemporary Christian music. But, with their fourth studio album Jesus Freak (1995), dc Talk staked a powerful claim on the worldly market of alternative music, becoming an evangelical group with secular selling power. This book sets out to study this mid-90s crossover phenomenon - a moment of cultural convergence between Christian and secular music and an era of particular political importance for American evangelicalism. Written by two queer scholars with evangelical pasts, Jesus Freak explores the importance of a multifarious album with complex ideas about race, sexuality, gender, and politics - an album where dc Talk wonders, 'What will people do when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak?' and evangelical fans stake a claim for Christ-like coolness in a secular musical world."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Jesus freak

2. Colored people

3. Between you and me

Outro: Queer shame

Acknowledgments

Bibliography.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501331695

1501331698

9781501331671

1501331671

9781501331688

150133168X

OCLC:

1098038885