The Gospel Coaltion Award of Distinction—Arts and Culture
ECPA Top Shelf Award Winner
For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life. Its rich history and its distinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But for others, jazz is an enigma. Might jazz be better appreciated and understood in relation to the Christian faith?
In this volume, theologian and jazz pianist William Edgar argues that the music of jazz cannot be properly understood apart from the Christian gospel, which like jazz moves from deep lament to inextinguishable joy. By tracing the development of jazz, placing it within the context of the African American experience, and exploring the work of jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, Edgar argues that jazz deeply resonates with the hope that is ultimately found in the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Jazz and the Gospel
Part I: Historical Context
1. A Long Way from Home: Slavery and Diaspora
2. Paternalism: Justifying Narratives
3. Bondage and Beauty: Life and Music During Slavery
4. Strength to Climb: The Gospel During Slavery
Part II: Feeder Genres
5. Resilience: The Music of Strength
6. Go Down, Moses: Spirituals
7. Precious Lord: Moving to Gospel
8. Woke Up this Morning: The Blues
Part III: Jazz Music
9. A Way of Life: How Jazz Came into Being
10. Jazz at Midlife: Bebop and Cool
11. Gospel in Jazz: The Christian Message in the Musicians and the Music
12. The Spirit of Jazz: Jazz and the Gospel Message
13. The Glories of Jazz: What’s Not to Love?
Appendix: Selected Jazz Recordings
General Index
Scripture Index
Circa l’autore
William Edgar is professor of apologetics, holder of the John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture, and coordinator of the apologetics department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of several books, including A Transforming Vision: The Lord's Prayer as a Lens for Life, Francis Schaeffer on the Christian Life, Christian Apologetics Past Present, and Truth in All Its Glory: Commending the Reformed Faith.
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