Episode 42: With Arms Wide Open: How Christian Rock Crossed Over into Mainstream

On today’s episode we’re going to talk about the elusive and enduring genre of music that is Christian Rock. How did it happen? Why do we (as Jews) like the sound of Christian Rock? Why do some bands “pretend” not to be as Christian as they are? We'll discuss all this and more, plus play a game called "is this Christian Rock or White Christian Men singing?" We also dive into Adele's new album 30, and of course, Red (Taylor's Version).

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Other works cited:

https://forward.com/culture/405510/is-it-kosher-for-a-jew-to-love-gospel-music/

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/24/the-unlikely-endurance-of-christian-rock

https://slate.com/culture/2007/07/the-freaky-origins-of-christian-rock.html

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-10-05/jesus-music-calvary-church-contemporary-christian-documentary

https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Red_Jumpsuit_Apparatus_The_13_year_history_of_Christian_rock_band_survivors/58169/p1/

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