Baptized In Dirty Water

Author : John David Capps
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781499070125

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Baptized in Dirty Water by John David Capps Pdf

"Baptized in Dirty Water" is a story about a young boy born in 1928 who was raised in the Baptist Children's Home in Monroe, Louisiana. At age seventy-six, he finally decided to write this book about his thirteen years of mistreatment and abuse by the house mothers (matrons) who were employed there. Some of the matrons were very sweet, kind, and understanding, but most of them were mean and cruel and, in my book, don't even come close to being loving and caring Christian house mothers. Child abuse affects different people in different ways. What you are about to read contains some very serious events and strong accusations and, according to the author, are all true. "Baptized in Dirty Water" is a must read for all devout Christians and especially for those of you who have children.

Author : Daniel White Hodge
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532613661

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Baptized in Dirty Water by Daniel White Hodge Pdf

Tupac Amaru Shakur was considered a Hip Hop prophet. His spiritual journey has not had much attention given to it until now. This book looks at Tupac’s gospel message from a Hip Hop context. Tupac presents a theological message needed now even twenty-plus years after his death.

Author : Joe McQuade
Publisher : Tafford Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015040722376

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Baptized in Dirty Water by Joe McQuade Pdf

Author : Ali Colleen Neff
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781628469417

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Let the World Listen Right by Ali Colleen Neff Pdf

In the Mississippi Delta, creativity, community, and a rich expressive culture persist despite widespread poverty. Over five years of extensive work in the region, author Ali Colleen Neff collected a wealth of materials that demonstrate a vibrant musical scene. Let the World Listen Right draws from classic studies of the blues as well as extensive ethnographic work to document the “changing same” of Delta music making. From the neighborhood juke joints of the contemporary Delta to the international hip-hop stage, this study traces the musical networks that join the region's African American communities to both traditional forms and new global styles. The book features the words and describes performances of contemporary artists, including blues musicians, gospel singers, radio and club DJs, barroom toast-tellers, preachers, poets, and a spectrum of Delta hip-hop artists. Contemporary Delta hip-hop artists Jerome “TopNotch the Villain” Williams, Kimyata “Yata” Dear, and DA F.A.M. have contributed freestyle poetry, extensive interview materials, and their own commentaries. The book focuses particularly on the biography of TopNotch, whose hip-hop poetics emerge from a lifetime of schoolyard dozens and training in the gospel church.

Author : Tom Beaudoin
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814680254

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Secular Music and Sacred Theology by Tom Beaudoin Pdf

When the basic conceptions of the world held by whole generations in the West are formed by popular culture, and in particular by the music that serves as its soundtrack, can theology remain unchanged? The authors of the essays in this important volume insist that the answer is no. These gifted theologians help readers make sense of what happens to religious experience in a world heavily influenced by popular media culture, a world in which songs, musicians, and celebrities influence our individual and collective imaginations about how we might live. Readers will consider the theological relationship between music and the creative process, investigate ways that music helps create communities of heightened moral consciousness, and explore the theological significance of songs. Contributors to this fascinating collection include: David Dalt Maeve Heaney Daniel White Hodge Michael J. Iafrate Jeffrey F. Keuss Mary McDonough Gina Messina-Dysert Christian Scharen Myles Werntz Tom Beaudoin is associate professor of theology at Fordham University, specializing inpractical theology. His books include Witness to Dispossession: The Vocation of a Postmodern Theologian; Consuming Faith: Integrating Who We Are with What We Buy; and Virtual Faith: The Irreverent Spiritual Faith of Generation X. He has given nearly 200 papers, lectures, or presentations on religion and culture over the last thirteen years. He has been playing bass in rock bands since 1986 and directs the Rock and Theology Project for Liturgical Press (www.rockandtheology.com). "

Author : Adele Oltman
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820341262

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Sacred Mission, Worldly Ambition by Adele Oltman Pdf

Using Savannah, Georgia, as a case study, Sacred Mission, Worldly Ambition tells the story of the rise and decline of Black Christian Nationalism. This nationalism emerged from the experiences of segregation, as an intersection between the sacred world of religion and church and the secular world of business. The premise of Black Christian Nationalism was a belief in a dual understanding of redemption, at the same time earthly and otherworldly, and the conviction that black Christians, once delivered from psychic, spiritual, and material want, would release all of America from the suffering that prevented it from achieving its noble ideals. The study's use of local sources in Savannah, especially behind-the-scenes church records, provides a rare glimpse into church life and ritual, depicting scenes never before described. Blending history, ethnography, and Geertzian dramaturgy, it traces the evolution of black southern society from a communitarian, nationalist system of hierarchy, patriarchy, and interclass fellowship to an individualistic one that accompanied the appearance of a new black civil society. Although not a study of the civil rights movement, Sacred Mission, Worldly Ambition advances a bold, revisionist interpretation of black religion at the eve of the movement. It shows that the institutional primacy of the churches had to give way to a more diversified secular sphere before an overtly politicized struggle for freedom could take place. The unambiguously political movement of the 1950s and 1960s that drew on black Christianity and radiated from many black churches was possible only when the churches came to exert less control over members' quotidian lives. A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication.

Author : Roni Sarig
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780306816475

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Third Coast by Roni Sarig Pdf

Typically, more than half the top rap songs in the country are the work of Southern artists. In a world still stuck in the East/West coast paradigm of the '90s, Southern hip hop has dominated the genre-and defined the culture-for years. And the South's leading lights, most notably OutKast, Timbaland, and more recently, crunk superstars like the Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon, have expanded the parameters of hip hop. Third Coast is the first book to deal with Southern hip hop as a matter of cultural history, and the first to explain the character and significance of down South rapping to fans as well as outsiders. It tells the story of recent hip hop, marking how far the music has come sonically and culturally since its well-documented New York-centered early years.

Author : Craig Werner
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0472031473

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A Change Is Gonna Come by Craig Werner Pdf

The new edition of the groundbreaking chronicle of forty years of black music in America

Author : Frank Nappi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781634508346

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Welcome to the Show by Frank Nappi Pdf

It’s 1950 and Mickey Tussler—the now-famous pitching prodigy with autism and a golden arm—is back for another baseball season in this third installment of Frank Nappi’s critically acclaimed Legend of Mickey Tussler series. Talk of Mickey’s legendary exploits on the field has grown since his improbable debut two years prior, as have the fortunes of Murph and the rest of the lovable ragtag Brew Crew. Now Mickey, Murph, and Lester find themselves heading to Bean Town to play for the Boston Braves. The call up is sweet, for all of them have overcome insurmountable odds to get where they are. But life in the major leagues is filled with fast-paced action both on and off the field. The bright lights of Boston hold a new series of challenges, hardships, and life lessons—especially for Mickey, who finds himself a long way from throwing apples into a barrel back on the farm. The three newest Braves have each other to lean on, as well as a new group of fans who are swept away by pennant fever, but balancing everything this new world has to offer may prove to be the greatest challenge of all. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Alejandro Nava
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226819167

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Street Scriptures by Alejandro Nava Pdf

"The world of hip-hop is saturated with religion, but often this element is glossed over as secondary to hip-hop's other dimensions. In Street Scriptures, Alejandro Nava focuses our attention on this relationship in a fresh way, combining his profound love of hip-hop, his passion for racial and social justice, and his deep theological knowledge. The result is a journey through hip-hop's deep entanglement with the sacred. Street Scriptures examines the reasons behind the rise of a religious heartbeat in hip-hop, looking at the crosscurrents of the sacred and profane in rap, reggaeton, and Latinx hip-hop today. Ranging from Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Lauryn Hill, and Cardi B to St. Augustine and William James, Nava examines the ethical-political, aesthetic-spiritual, and prophetic in hip-hop, probing the pure sonic and aesthetic signatures of music, while also diving deep into the voices that invoke the spirit of protest"--

Author : Eddie S. Meadows
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136992568

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Blues, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul, Hip Hop, and Rap by Eddie S. Meadows Pdf

Despite the influence of African American music and study as a worldwide phenomenon, no comprehensive and fully annotated reference tool currently exists that covers the wide range of genres. This much needed bibliography fills an important gap in this research area and will prove an indispensable resource for librarians and scholars studying African American music and culture.

Author : Derrick Darby,Tommie Shelby
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780812695892

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Hip Hop and Philosophy by Derrick Darby,Tommie Shelby Pdf

Witty, provocative essays ponder thorny questions, linking the searing cultural issues in hip-hop to the weighty matters examined by the great philosophers of the past. This volume proves that rhyme and reason can be mixed and mastered to contemplate life's most profound mysteries.

Author : Alexander W. MACLEOD,Alexander W. M'Leod
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Baptism
ISBN : BL:A0020022731

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Conversations on the Mode of Christian Baptism by Alexander W. MACLEOD,Alexander W. M'Leod Pdf

Author : Taylor Caldwell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504053167

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The Wide House by Taylor Caldwell Pdf

An “intimately limned” saga of passion and greed in the decade before the Civil War—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Captains and the Kings (Kirkus Reviews). The Wide House is the story of two cousins from Ireland: Stuart Coleman, a shopkeeper who dreams of building a big white house and raising a family, and Janie Cauder, a young widow with four children, only one of whom she truly adores. When Janie arrives in Grandeville, New York, the two begin a surprising romance—but happiness is not to be their fate. Driven by ambition and haunted by self-doubt, Stuart spurns Janie for the beautiful daughter of a business rival. Janie, meanwhile, takes her disappointment out on her children and pursues new romantic opportunities—to diminishing returns. As the national mood turns increasingly antagonistic to outsiders, Stuart and Janie’s inability to love will leave a bitter mark on their lives, and on generations to come. A richly detailed portrait of a fascinating time in American history, The Wide House is a masterwork from an author whose “sheer power” has captivated millions of readers all over the world (The New York Times).

Author : Alexander R. Pruss
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780268089849

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One Body by Alexander R. Pruss Pdf

This important philosophical reflection on love and sexuality from a broadly Christian perspective is aimed at philosophers, theologians, and educated Christian readers. Alexander R. Pruss focuses on foundational questions on the nature of romantic love and on controversial questions in sexual ethics on the basis of the fundamental idea that romantic love pursues union of two persons as one body. One Body begins with an account, inspired by St. Thomas Aquinas, of the general nature of love as constituted by components of goodwill, appreciation, and unitiveness. Different forms of love, such as parental, collegial, filial, friendly, fraternal, or romantic, Pruss argues, differ primarily not in terms of goodwill or appreciation but in terms of the kind of union that is sought. Pruss examines romantic love as distinguished from other kinds of love by a focus on a particular kind of union, a deep union as one body achieved through the joint biological striving of the sort involved in reproduction. Taking the account of the union that romantic love seeks as a foundation, the book considers the nature of marriage and applies its account to controversial ethical questions, such as the connection between love, sex, and commitment and the moral issues involving contraception, same-sex activity, and reproductive technology. With philosophical rigor and sophistication, Pruss provides carefully argued answers to controversial questions in Christian sexual ethics.