Theology and Protest Music by Jonathan H. Harwell (Editor, Contribution by); Heidi M. Altman (Editor, Contribution by); Jason C. Bivins (Foreword by); Shaonta' E. Allen (Contribution by); Ysaye Maria Barnwell (Contribution by); Kyle E. Brooks (Contribution by); Rev. Santarvis Brown (Contribution by); Martin Abdel Matin Gansinger (Contribution by); Ristina Gooden (Contribution by); Daryl Russell Grigsby (Contribution by); Hannah Marie Junco (Contribution by); Andrew Zack Lewis (Contribution by); Joêzer de Souza Mendonça (Contribution by); Allan Macedo de Novaes (Contribution by); Carrie Rehak (Contribution by); Jackson T. Reinhardt (Contribution by); Catherine Roma (Contribution by); Brent Swanson (Contribution by)ISBN: 9781978713444
Publication Date: 2023-03-31
Songs of protest have been inspiring activists for millennia, and continue to be created, shared, and reworked across musical genres. From the prophet Habakkuk as proto-protest singer, through a broad spectrum of twentieth and twenty-first century artists and diverse faith traditions, Theology and Protest Music gathers compelling contributions that examine Brazilian eschatology, Black liberation and womanism, esoteric Islam in Five Percenter rap, heavy metal as anti-theology, Howard Thurman's relevance to jazz, Cuban Santería priest Pedrito Martinez' sacred Batá drumming, as well as theological reflections on Jay-Z, Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and the social justice chorale movement. Those interested in theology and popular culture, as well as scholars of music, social justice, racial identity, LGBTQ+ studies, and gender studies will find new aspects of the broad spectrum of protest music and its diverse spiritual connections. Theology and Protest Music also features invited contributions by pioneering choral activist Catherine Roma and world-renowned performer, composer, and educator Dr. Ysaye Maria Barnwell.