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© 2008

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The following references are from Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication. Stephanie Bennett authored the chapter on contemporary Christian music. The chapter also contains articles by Terry Mattingly, Michael Graves, and Paul Creasman.

Listen to an excerpt from the author's discussion of an earlier draft:

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"Keith Green" (p. 111)
Wikipedia Entry

Keith Green - Official Site (p. 111)
Last Day Ministries

Keith Green (p. 111)
iTunes
           
CCM Magazine (p. 111)

CCM Magazine Podcast
                       
"CCM" (p. 111)
Wikipedia Entry

Creation Festival (p. 114)
                       
“Call for the Reformation in the Contemporary Christian Music Industry” (p. 114)

The BOC (Body of Christ) (p. 117)

SoGospelNews (p. 118)

Dollywood—Dolly Parton’s Tennessee Amusement Park (p. 118)

The Singing News—“SGM’s most important fan magazine” (p. 118)

Rebecca St. James on Beliefnet (p. 121)

Switchfoot "This is Home" Music Video


Hear sound clips of artists mentioned in the CCM Chapter on iTunes (in order of appearance):
Chuck Girard
Barry McGuire
Larry Norman
Phil Keaggy
Rich Mullins
Steven Curtis Chapman
Switchfoot
Amy Grant
Michael W. Smith
Whiteheart
DeGarmo and Key
Strypper
Steve Camp
Sixpence None the Richer
GLAD
Jars of Clay
Judy Collins
Aretha Franklin – ‘Amazing Grace’  
Bill Gaither    
Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
Gold City
Blackwood Brothers
The Statesmen
Dottie Rambo
Rebecca St. James

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These links include a wide range of academic, religious, and secular views of evangelical media, from satirical criticism to enthusiastic application.

Academic Articles & Research

Christian Teens and Music Piracy
The Barna Group

"Jesus on Vinyl: From the Jesus People to Contemporary Music," in Jesus Made in America
Stephen J. Nichols (IVP Academic, 2008)

"The Rise of Southern Gospel Music"
James R. Goff Jr., Church History 67, no. 4 (Dec. 1998): 722–44.

Commentary & Criticism

"The Future of Christian Music—Peacock's Prognostication"
CCM Magazine

"Contemporary Christian Music: RIP"
"Faith, Doubt and Nickel Creek"
Terry Mattingly's On Religion

How to Fix CCM - Commentaries
Christianity Today

My Frustrations with Contemporary Christian Music

Remembering Christian Rock Maverick Larry Norman
Entertainment Weekly

Producers & Publications

Christian Music Central

"The Call (band)" (appear on p. 171 in Paul Patton's esaay "The Day Jeremiah Toured a Theme Park")
Wikipedia Entry

Satire

"I'm Going to Praiseland" script
The Simpsons

The following two episodes of South Park offer satirical criticism of Contemporary Christian Music from an outsider's perspective and should be viewed with that in mind. The harsh language and scatological humor may offend some Christian viewers.

"Christian Rock Hard" explicit
South Park episode

"Christ Fest" explicit
South Park episode

"Christian Rock Hard"
Wikipedia Episiode Synopsis

“Kind, Bearded Christian has Guitar, Story to Tell”
The Onion

Angelic Audio
Christian Mosh Pit Collapses
Divine Vinyl: Music for the Seeker
Purgatorio

Futher Reading & Listening

The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music
by Don Cusic (Hal Leonard, 2002)

Allison Krauss - "There is a Reason" music video