When the church becomes your party : contemporary gospel music /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pollard, Deborah Smith
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2008]
Series:	African American life series.
Subjects:	Gospel music > History and criticism. African Americans > Music > History and criticism. African American churches. African Americans > Social life and customs.

Table of Contents:

"Praise is what we do" : the rise of praise and worship music in the urban church
Right under our (upturned) noses : the phenomenon known as the gospel musical stage play
Muscle t-shirts, tight jeans, and cleavage : (w)rapping the Gospel for a new generation
From Princess Premium Stuff and Miss Mandy to holy boldness : the influence of women gospel announcers
Preachers in disguise : bringing the holy to hip hop
Epilogue.