{"product_id":"street-scriptures-between-god-and-hip-hop-9780226819143","title":"Street Scriptures: Between God and Hip-Hop","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis book explores an important aspect of hip-hop that is rarely considered: its deep entanglement with spiritual life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The world of hip-hop is saturated with religion, but rarely is that element given serious consideration. In \u003ci\u003eStreet Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e, Alejandro Nava focuses our attention on this aspect of the music and culture in a fresh way, combining his profound love of hip-hop, his passion for racial and social justice, and his deep theological knowledge. \u003ci\u003eStreet Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e offers a refreshingly earnest and beautifully written journey through hip-hop's deep entanglement with the sacred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nava reveals a largely unheard religious heartbeat in hip-hop, exploring crosscurrents of the sacred and profane in rap, reggaeton, and Latinx hip-hop today. Ranging from Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Bad Bunny to St. Augustine and William James, Nava examines the ethical-political, mystical-prophetic, and theological qualities in hip-hop, probing the pure sonic and aesthetic signatures of music, while also diving deep into the voices that invoke the spirit of protest. The result is nothing short of a new liberation theology for our time, what Nava calls a \"street theology.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nava, Alejandro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226819143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Alejandro Nava","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39746405335115,"sku":"9780226819143","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_47ff4dbd-89a0-40a2-a6a5-c467a3e17f59.jpg?v=1650985603","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/street-scriptures-between-god-and-hip-hop-9780226819143","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}