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The Gospel According to the Blues' dares us to read Jesus's Sermon on the Mount in conversation with Robert Johnson, Son House, and Muddy Waters. It suggests that thinking about the blues-the history, the artists, the song-provides good stimulation for thinking about the Christian gospel....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burnett, Gary W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, England : The Lutterworth Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
Blues (Music) > Religious aspects.
Blues musicians.
Christian ethics.
Blues > Aspect religieux.
RELIGION > Christianity > Literature & the Arts.
Blues (Music)
Blues (Music) > Religious aspects
Blues musicians
Christian ethics
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Half Title; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; one. The Gospel According to the Blues; two. Suffering, the Gospel, and the Blues; three. The Blues, Jesus, and Justice; four. Violence, the Blues, and Peace; five. There Must be a Better World Somewhere; six. Shaking Off the Modern Daze; seven. The Gospel, the Blues, and the Empire; eight. The Devil Don't Have No Music; nine. Worried Minds: Beating the Blues; ten. Preachin' the Blues; Bibliography; Back cover.

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