Political Melodies in the Pews?

David L. Moody is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego).

Introduction: Sing my Brother, Sing! Say what’s on your mind; Do it with a rhyme!
Chapter 1: The “Liberating Dream” through Black Christian Rap Music
Chapter 2: Performing Hip Hop in the Black Church: Political, Spiritual, or just plain Entertaining? Hip Hop as a Culture: Rap as an Art Form
Chapter 3: Black Liberation Theology: Political, Spiritual, or just a plain old voice from the Past?
Chapter 4: Jesus “The Brown Skin-Revolutionary”: Was Jesus a Marxist Rapper?
Chapter 5: What Would Jesus Rap About?
Conclusion: The Role of the Church Today
Appendix A. ABC Transcript/Jeremiah Wright
Appendix B. RIAA 2008 Consumer Profile
Appendix C. Slave Population of the U.S.