A Story of Rhythm and Grace: What the Church Can Learn from Rock & Roll About Healing the Racial Divide: What the Church Can Learn from Rock and Roll About Healing the Racial Divide - Brossura

Calhoun, Jimi

Brossura

ISBN 10: 158743220X ISBN 13: 9781587432200

Casa editrice: Brazos Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Mick Jagger, meet Jack Hayford. These are the worlds spanned by musician and pastor Jimi Calhoun, who uses his experiences in both arenas to help readers dissect racial relation issues. Before becoming a pastor, Calhoun played bass for major recording acts and performed on stage with prominent artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Hank Williams Jr., John Lennon, and Elton John. He combines colorful illustrations from the rock-and-roll world with stories from his life as a pastor to show how he has succeeded as a bridge builder between cultures. As he interweaves personal stories with reflections on race, Calhoun challenges Christians to reach out for racial healing and reconciliation and offers hope for racial harmony in the church and in the broader culture.EXCERPTI've lived my life in two cities. One city, popular culture, has made racial tolerance as a very high priority in recent times. The other city, the primarily white evangelical community, has emphasized loving God and loving people as a core value and an indication of authentic faith. Therefore my worldview has been shaped by an ethos that says that loving relationships between human beings is not simply an altruistic dream or slogan, but an imperative. Sadly this was not always the case in both "cities," though it seems my skin color caused more disquiet within the evangelical community than in the world of popular culture. . . . That said, my experience as a pastor did also include some very positive experiences and so these words are but a gentle reminder to the church that I love and respect and have devoted my life to serve.

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L'autore:

Jimi Calhoun, ordained in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, has served as a senior pastor and church planter in California and Florida and as a missionary to Central America. Most recently, he served on the pastoral staff with Brian McLaren at Cedar Ridge Community Church outside of Washington, DC. Calhoun played bass for successful major recording acts that were popular from the late 1960s to the early 80s. He and his wife, who reside in Austin, Texas, created a CD featuring music written by Calhoun that reflects the concepts in this book.

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From Saturday Night Rockin' to Sunday Morning Reconciliation

Before becoming a pastor, Jimi Calhoun performed alongside many world-famous musicians, including:

Jimi Hendrix
Etta James
Hank Williams Jr.
John Lennon
Elton John
Mick Jagger
The Four Tops
Martha and the Vandellas
Rare Earth

In A Story of Rhythm and Grace, Calhoun weaves together engrossing stories about racial differences and reconciliation from his life in the music world and his life in the church. Reflecting on how he has often found more racial harmony on the stage and in the recording studio than in the pews, Jimi shows what religion might learn from rock and roll.

"As an African-American growing up in the 1950s and '60s, Calhoun knows firsthand about the effects of racism. His personal anecdotes about this period are eye-opening, heart-wrenching and exciting. . . . His historical and sociological insights about racism and the civil rights movement are fascinating. . . . Those looking for an unusual perspective on one of the most turbulent times in recent U.S. history will be intrigued."--Publishers Weekly

"I love Jimi's heart. He's written the right book at the right time. This book is a great read!"--Dr. John, musician

"Musician and pastor Jimi Calhoun has accomplished that all too rare achievement--he wrote an absolutely unique book that fills a true need. Artists, especially musicians, have always led when it comes to bringing racially divided people together. May God use this book to open our arms and hearts to the rhythm and grace of the whole of humanity."--Charlie Peacock, recording artist, producer, and author of A New Way to Be Human

"Jimi Calhoun is a rare combination of storyteller, sage, artist, and pastor. Reading this warm-hearted, encouraging, and challenging book is like sitting down with Jimi for a dozen leisurely lunches and talking about what it means to be human beings with different skin tones and different histories. I hope and pray that this book will infuse hundreds of thousands of pastors, small group leaders, neighbors, and coworkers with new rhythm and grace."--Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christian

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• Editore: Brazos Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 158743220X
• ISBN 13: 9781587432200
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208