Does God Listen to Rap? Christians and the World's Most Controversial Music

A lot of people think that if there is one style of music in the world that God hates it has got to be rap. Some have even gone so far as to call rap An unclean thing before the Lord. They dont believe something originally associated with so much evil can ever be redeemed for Gods glory. Lots of other people love and accept rap as their preferred form of musical expression. Many of these who are Christians cant imagine why God would have any issues with rap - at least not with songs by believers that encourage and edify them in the faith. Whos right? And maybe more importantly who cares? You should. And heres why. In the past 30 years rap music has become a vital artistic and cultural force globally and its showing no signs of slowing down. Like it or not you are probably exposed to rap in one form or another on a fairly regular basis. If youre interested in this book you may be a believer in Jesus who likes rap a lot and as Christians when we love something that is (if you hadnt noticed) closely associated with sin and rebellion our justification for being involved with it really does need to go beyond Dude this is good stuff. But maybe youre in a different category. Maybe youre a Christian parent concerned that rap music may have a negative impact on your child. Maybe youre a youth pastor worried about having a rap concert at his church because of the potential pushback. Or maybe youre just a rap fan who is curious to see if theres even any biblical evidence for or against rap. To put it simply if youve made it this far this book is probably for you. Does God Listen to Rap? covers two areas. First it presents a sociological history of the emergence and development of rap. If you enjoy rap and hip hop culture youll love this part of the book. Then the book explores the Scriptures to bring some biblical (not just personal or anecdotal) resolution to the question of God and rap. Ultimately this involves a set of larger questions involving God and the arts. This is more than just an apologetic for rap music this is a biblical way to think about how Christians can be in the world yet not of the world and how they can express themselves to the glory of God. So does God listen to rap? Come find out.