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almahu_9949545078402882
Format:
1 online resource :
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18 b/w illustrations
ISBN:
9781479805839
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9783110993899
Series Statement:
Religion and Social Transformation ; 13
Content:
Provides a timely portrait of young Black Christians and how digital technology is transforming the Black ChurchThey stand at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement, push the boundaries of the Black Church through online expression of Christian hip hop, and redefine what it means to be young, Black, and Christian in America. Young Black adults represent the future of African American religiosity, yet little is known regarding their religious lives beyond the Black Church. Networking the Black Church explores how deeply embedded digital technology is in the lives of young Black Christians, offering a first-of-its-kind digital-hip hop ethnography. Erika D. Gault argues that a new religious ethos has emerged among young adult Blacks in America. To understand Black Christianity today it is not enough to look at the traditional Black Church. The Black Church is itself being changed by what she calls digital Black Christians. The volume examines the ways in which Christian hip hop artists who have adopted Black-preaching-inspired spoken word performances create alternate kinds of Christian communities both inside and outside the walls of traditional Black churches. Framed around interviews with prominent Black Christian hip hop artists, it explores the multiple ways that digital Black Christians construct religious identity and meaning through video-sharing and social media. In the process, these digital Black Christians are changing Black churches as institutions, transforming modes of religious activism, inventing new communication practices around evangelism and Christian identity, and streamlining the accessibility of Black Church cultural practices in popular culture. Erika D. Gault provides a fascinating portrait of young Black faith, illuminating how the relationship between religion and digital media is changing the lived experiences of a new generation of Black Christians.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Illustrations --
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Glossary --
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Preface: My Life as a Digital Black Christian: An Autoethnography --
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Introduction: Performing: Black Christianity in the Digital --
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1. Turns: The Story of Lecrae Devaughn Moore --
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2. Race: The Story of Propaganda and Joseph --
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3. Body: The Story of Jackie --
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4. Work: The Story of Natalie and Beleaf --
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5. Church: The Story of Jamaica West --
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Epilogue: Generations "Birthed in Flickering Lights" --
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Acknowledgments --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index --
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About the Author
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110994544
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EBOOK PACKAGE Theol., Relig.Stud., Jewish Stud. 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994537
In:
New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110751628
Language:
English
DOI:
10.18574/nyu/9781479805815.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479805815.001.0001
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479805839
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