Theology and Prince

Herausgeber: Harwell, Jonathan H.; Jenkins, Rev. Katrina E.

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Produktbeschreibung

Theology and Prince explores theology and the life, music, and films of Prince Rogers Nelson. Topics include Prince’s ideas of the afterlife; race and social justice activism; eroticism; veganism; spiritual alter egos; a queer listening of the Purple Rain album, and the theology of the Graffiti Bridge film.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fortress Academic
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781978704176
• ISBN-10: 1978704178
• Artikelnr.: 57758459

Autorenporträt

Jonathan H. Harwell is head of collections and systems and associate professor at Rollins College's Olin Library. Rev. Katrina E. Jenkins is dean of religious life at Rollins College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 "Could Have Sworn It Was Judgment Day": Prince, Eschatology and
Afterlife
Racheal Harris
Chapter 2 "Dear Mr. Man": The Socially Conscious Music of Prince as Black
Prophetic Fire
Zada Johnson
Chapter 3 I Am Something That You'll Never Comprehend: A Queer Theological
Reading of Purple Rain
Joseph Trullinger
Chapter 4 "Flesh of My Flesh": Prince's Theology of Eros
Emily McAvan
Chapter 5 Parables from the (Animal) Kingdom
Will Stockton
Chapter 6 Dance with the Devil: The Paradox of Prince's Spooky Songs
Stefan Sereda
Chapter 7 Graffiti Bridge: Prince's Sacred Triumph over the Profane
Erica Thompson
Chapter 8 When God Appears, Everything Changes: Prince and Pentecost
Rev. Suzanne Castle