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Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology
About this book
Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology examines progressive rock music's engagement with theology and religion, which spans an array of artists and songs from its early days to the present. Co-written by a musician and a professor of religious studies, this book looks closely not only at lyrics but at the music itself and how the two together serve to foster the exploration of religious and spiritual themes from a wide array of angles. Each chapter covers a key song by ELP, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Rush, and Neal Morse as well as tracing the themes from those songs into other works by the same artist and the music of others. Readers will get to know music that is familiar to them through an academic lens, and will discover that its engagement with theological ideas, if not typically informed by study of academic theologians, is nonetheless at times both intellectually rigorous and profoundly insightful.
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Yes, you can access Progressive Rock, Religion, and Theology by Frank Felice,James F. McGrath in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Music. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: ELPâs âTarkusâ: Religion and Politics in a Post-Apocalyptic Landscape
- Chapter 2: Yes: Prophets of a Spiritual and Musical New Age
- Chapter 3: Genesisâs âSupperâs Readyâ: Messiahs and Metamorphoses
- Chapter 4: Jethro Tullâs Songs about God: A Prog-phetic Condemnation of Idolatry
- Chapter 5: Kerry Livgrenâs Kansas: From Syncretism to Monotheism and Complexity to Simplicity
- Chapter 6: Rushâs âFreewillâ: Beyond Election to Choice as a Theological Anthem
- Chapter 7: Neal Morseâs Similitude of a Dream: A Recasting of Pilgrimâs Progress
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Person/Band Index
- Subject Index
- Scripture Index
- About the Authors