{"product_id":"dc-talks-jesus-freak-9781501331664","title":"DC Talk's Jesus Freak","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate in the Reagan years, three young men at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University formed the Christian rap group dc Talk. The trio put out a series of records that quickly secured their place at the forefront of contemporary Christian music. But, with their fourth studio album \u003ci\u003eJesus Freak\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), dc Talk staked a powerful claim on the worldly market of alternative music, becoming an evangelical group with secular selling power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book sets out to study this mid-90s crossover phenomenon-a moment of cultural convergence between Christian and secular music and an era of particular political importance for American evangelicalism. Written by two queer scholars with evangelical pasts, \u003ci\u003eJesus Freak\u003c\/i\u003e explores the importance of a multifarious album with complex ideas about race, sexuality, gender, and politics-an album where dc Talk wonders, \"What will people do when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak?\" and evangelical fans stake a claim for Christ-like coolness in a secular musical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501331664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 5.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Will Stockton, D. Gilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132887826613,"sku":"9781501331664","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1569f2b4-204a-4bff-88a2-c745cdd0909b.jpg?v=1695135616","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dc-talks-jesus-freak-9781501331664","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}