Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music is a book about Christian Rock written by Jay R. Howard and John M. Streck.

Background

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The book discusses Six Pence None the Richer's hit song "Kiss Me", which became popular outside of contemporary Christian music.[1] The book was published on August 27, 1999.[2] The book applies the categories that H. Richard Niebuhr established in Christ and Culture to contemporary Christian music.[3] The book also applies the concept of "art world" that Howard S. Becker established in his book Art Worlds.[4] The book discusses the start of Tooth & Nail Records.[5] The book also dicusses Larry Norman's album "Upon This Rock".[6] The book identifies three different types of Christian music: "Separational CCM," "Integrational CCM," and "Transformational CCM."[7] The book discusses how CCM emerged from the Jesus movement and Christian reactions to popular music.[8] The book discusses how Christian musicical artists differ on their opinion of how to approach the relationship of secular and Christian culture.[9] Tag Evers praised the book in Sojourners saying that the book "proves that not all writing about CCM has to be as disappointing as the genre itself."[10]

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References

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  1. ^ Blair, Brian (May 6, 1999). "Mapping Roots of Righteous Rock Researcher's Goal". The Republic. p. 13. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Van Campen, Todd (August 14, 1999). "Book: Pop Hits and Pop Theology". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 31. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Balmer, Randall (2000). "Review of Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music, by J. R. Howard & J. M. Streck". Church History. 69 (4). Cambridge University Press: 944–945. doi:10.2307/3169392. JSTOR 3169392. S2CID 162213620. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via JSTOR.
  4. ^ Katz, David (2000). "Review of Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music, by J. R. Howard & J. M. Streck". Sociology of Religion. 61 (3). Oxford University Press: 341–343. doi:10.2307/3712585. JSTOR 3712585. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via JSTOR.
  5. ^ Tsitsos, William (2000). "Review of Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music, by J. R. Howard & J. M. Streck". Contemporary Sociology. 29 (2). American Sociological Association: 388–390. doi:10.2307/2654426. JSTOR 2654426. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via JSTOR.
  6. ^ Brown, Charles M. (2000). "Review of Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music, by J. R. Howard & J. M. Streck". Sociological Focus. 33 (2). Taylor & Francis: 239–240. doi:10.1080/00380237.2000.10571168. JSTOR 20832078. S2CID 161509563. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via JSTOR.
  7. ^ Schulz, Constance B. (2001). "Review of Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music, by J. R. Howard & J. M. Streck". The Journal of Southern History. 67 (2). Southern Historical Association: 500–501. doi:10.2307/3069929. JSTOR 3069929. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via JSTOR.
  8. ^ Prévos, André J. M. (2003). "Apostles of Rock. the Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music". Popular Music and Society. 26 (4). Taylor & Francis: 564–565. eISSN 1740-1712. ISSN 0300-7766. ProQuest 208068301. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ "Hot Type". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 45 (43): 1. July 2, 1999. eISSN 1931-1362. ISSN 0009-5982. ProQuest 214726531. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  10. ^ Evers, Tag (2001). "Fiddling while Rome Burns". Sojourners Magazine. 30 (1): 49–51. ISSN 1550-1140. ProQuest 212828757. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via ProQuest.
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