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Mashup Religion: Pop Music and Theological Invention

Mashup Religion: Pop Music and Theological Invention

Paperback

General ChristianityPop/Rock

ISBN10: 1602583579
ISBN13: 9781602583573
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: Sep 21 2011
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.03 Depth: 8.95
Language: English

Popular music artists are intentionally unoriginal. Pop producers find their inspiration by sampling across traditions and genres; remix artists compose a pastiche of the latest hits. These mashup artists stretch the boundaries of creativity by freely intermingling old sounds and melodies with the newest technologies. Using this phenomenon in contemporary music-making as a metaphor, John McClure encourages the invention of new theological ideas by creating a mashup of the traditional and the novel. What emerges are engaging ways of communicating that thrive at the intersection of religion and popular culture yet keep alive the deepest of theological truths.

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