CCM – Contemporary Christian Music
Links to Materials Cited by Page in the Book
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” (p. 111)
Wikipedia Entry
Creation Festival (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)
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
Links to Additional Online Perspectives
These links include a wide range of academic, religious, and secular views of evangelical media, from satirical criticism to enthusiastic application.
Academic Articles & Research
“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
Terry Mattingly’s On Religion
My Frustrations with Contemporary Christian Music
Remembering Christian Rock Maverick Larry Norman
Entertainment Weekly
Producers & Publications
“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 Parkepisode
Futher Reading & Listening
The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music
by Don Cusic (Hal Leonard, 2002)
