{"id":1023,"date":"2013-12-09T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2013\/12\/reformed-theology-hip-hop-and-race.html"},"modified":"2013-12-09T14:14:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T14:14:00","slug":"reformed-theology-hip-hop-and-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2013\/12\/reformed-theology-hip-hop-and-race.html","title":{"rendered":"Reformed Theology Hip Hop and Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Recently through Facebook, I saw a video <\/a>posted of a panel of reformed theologians answering a question about the validity of Christian Rap as a ministry tool. I thought it both interesting and strange that an all Anglo male group of theologians would even take on this topic. As I listened to their answers it was obvious that they should stay away from the topic from here forward. I would make one exception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n


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I would love to have a healthy and respectful public conversation with any of the reformed theologians on that panel as one who has written on Hip Hop, the Church, and theology. If not me, I would encourage these reformed theologians to have a public conversation with folks like Dr. Daniel Hodge<\/a> of North Park University in Chicago or Pastor Phil Jackson also of Chicago. I could name many others more qualified to provided a rich and biblical approach to Hip Hop and specifically the element of rap as a tool for the advancement of the Kingdom of God. Some say this issue has already been dealt with and I\u2019m late to the party. Well, I have a feeling this won\u2019t be the last time Anglo, evangelical, suburban, and male theologians speak as if they know more about God, urban culture, and people of color than urban people and people of color with ministry experience and theological credentials.\n

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