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"Few things frightened conservative white Protestant parents of the 1950s and the 1960s more than the thought of their children falling prey to the "menace to Christendom" known as rock and roll. The raucous sounds seemed tailor-made to destroy the faith of their young and, in the process, undermine the moral foundations of the United States. Parents and pastors launched a crusade against rock music, but they were fighting an uphill battle. Salvation...
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"Explore the history, evolution, and redemptive thread of Contemporary Christian music over the last fifty years as it spans the convergence of rock and roll, country, and gospel music. Tracking alongside the CCM movement, readers will find California artists who were as much a part of hippie culture as Christian culture, religious-centered bands denounced by some church leaders of the day, and best-selling artists who rose to, and sometimes fell...
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"Alisa Childers never thought she would question her Christian faith. She was raised in a Christian home, where she had seen her mom and dad feed the hungry, clothe the homeless, and love the outcast. She had witnessed God at work and then had dedicated her own life to leading worship, as part of the popular Christian band ZOEgirl. All that was deeply challenged when she met a progressive pastor, who called himself a hopeful agnostic. Another Gospel?...
14) Forgiven
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Mark Mitchum uses a form of American Sign Language called "Sign Art" to share seven Christian songs. This form of signing allows one to experience the meaning, emotion, and rhythm of the music.
18) Special me
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A video for deaf kids by 15 deaf kids from The Deaf Kids for Jesus Club. Three songs: My Friend Jesus Loves Me, Special Me, and God's Love I Give You are presented utilizing the cultural and language distinctions of deaf children.
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"Beloved contemporary Christian musician Rich Mullins lived his life with abandon for God, leaving the spotlight to teach music among a Navajo community. An accident cut his life short in 1997, but his songs and ragamuffin spirit continue to teach many. In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Rich's homegoing, this edition of Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven delivers an intimate look at the experiences that sparked hit praise songs and...
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