Theology and the Blues
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While all music genres incorporate religious imagery, the blues has its origin in the soil of the church. In its infancy, the blues was often dismissed as undermining the church’s gospel songbook. The initial resistance, however, could not suppress the organic development of a genre of music born from suffering. The great Mississippi Delta bluesman, Muddy Waters, once said, "The blues was born behind a mule." Behind a beast of burden, the working man found in the blues a way to console the everyday experiences of struggle, sin, loss, despair, love, grief, sin, death, and the fear and hope of crossing the River Jordan into eternal life. The church's gospel songbook explores doctrinal foundations set to music, but the blues dares to uncover insight into the lived experiences of spiritual journeys. Theology and the Blues showcases theological themes inherent within the organic and expressive genre of the blues.
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Introduction: Life Gets Heavy, Justin McLendon
Chapter 1: Love and Liberation: Listening to Glary Clark, Jr. with St. Augustine and James Cone, Alex Sosler
Chapter 2: Spiritual Accounting and Moral Reckoning: Faith and Justice in the Blues, Julia Simon
Chapter 3: The Beat Goes On: Rhythm, Embodiment, and the Soul in the Blues, Mark Winborn
Chapter 4: Mississippi Blues: Protesting Lived Experiences, Justin McLendon
Chapter 5: Racial Progress in American Music: Spirituals, Blues, Jazz, and Beyond, Douglas Groothuis
Chapter 6: On Muddy Waters’ Use of Sacred Tunes, Edward Komara
Chapter 7: Robert Johnson and the Crossroads: Myth, Man, and the Meaning of the Mythology, Jonathan S. Lower
Chapter 8: “But I Didn’t Give Up on God”: The Christian-Blues Exegesis and Hermeneutics of Eddie “Son” House, Michael A. L. Broyles
Chapter 9: Salvation Through the Theological Communication of the Blues, Coldwell Daniel IV (Khyber)
Chapter 10: “Worthwhile to Be Heard”: Spiritual Angst and Lamentation in the Blues, William L. Ellis
Chapter 11: Singin’ the Blues: Expressions of Hope for the Grieving Heart, Jessica McMillan
Chapter 12: The Song Brings Joy to our Cry: Learning From the Blues About the Importance of Lament in Worship, Michael Sharp
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| Published | Nov 25 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 280 |
| ISBN | 9781978714595 |
| Imprint | Fortress Academic |
| Illustrations | 3 b/w photos; |
| Series | Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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