Hip-Hop Redemption (Engaging Culture)
Finding God in the Rhythm and the Rhyme
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology
| Author: | Ralph Basui Watkins, Robert Johnston, William Dyrness | ISBN: | 9781441238146 |
| Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group | Publication: | October 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Baker Academic | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ralph Basui Watkins, Robert Johnston, William Dyrness |
| ISBN: | 9781441238146 |
| Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
| Publication: | October 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Baker Academic |
| Language: | English |
Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practices. Yet Christians have often failed to interpret this culture with sensitivity. Sociologist, preacher, pop-culture expert, and DJ Ralph Watkins understands that while there is room for a critique of mainstream hip-hop and culture, by listening more intently to the music's story listeners can hear a prophet crying out, sharing the pain of a generation that feels as though it hasn't been heard. His accessible, balanced engagement reveals what is inherently good and redeeming in hip-hop and rap music and uses that culture as a lens to open up the power of the Bible for ministry to a generation.
Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practices. Yet Christians have often failed to interpret this culture with sensitivity. Sociologist, preacher, pop-culture expert, and DJ Ralph Watkins understands that while there is room for a critique of mainstream hip-hop and culture, by listening more intently to the music's story listeners can hear a prophet crying out, sharing the pain of a generation that feels as though it hasn't been heard. His accessible, balanced engagement reveals what is inherently good and redeeming in hip-hop and rap music and uses that culture as a lens to open up the power of the Bible for ministry to a generation.
