My friend T.C. has been writing about the influence of Calvinist theology on Christian rap music, i.e., Holy Hip Hop.
T.C., while his assessment of Calvinists’ dominance over the Holy Hip Hop industry is correct, he is mistaken to refer to this type of music and entertainment as hip hop. In fact, it would be suffice to say that HHH, as it is presented to a majority white upper middle class Christian audience, is more in line with secular rap rather than the hip hop industry. Rap Music is different from hip hop, and I plan to explain the difference in an upcoming post on “Towards a Holy Hip Hop Theology of Freedom,” a reconstructive effort to ever so slowly undermine the monopoly the Calvinist theological grip on the Christian rap game. That is all I have for now. Enjoy T.C.’s sharp insights in the mean time!
Here are 2 past posts on my views on Calvinists (one actually recovered from my now defunct Xanga account):
Why I Kissed Calvinism Goodbye
Ron,
Honestly I dont differentiate Hip Hop from Rap Music. At least, I dont know how to discriminate the two or do so. I look forward to your post on the subject.
Ron,
Honestly I dont differentiate Hip Hop from Rap Music. At least, I dont know how to discriminate the two or do so. I look forward to your post on the subject.
That’s cool. I do see a difference.
Also, I still need to do that Petrine Letter and Caesar post I promised a month ago.
That’s cool. I do see a difference.
Also, I still need to do that Petrine Letter and Caesar post I promised a month ago.
Celucien: Generally speaking “hip hop” represents various activities to include: (1) Rapping, (2) DJing, (3) Break Dancing, and (4) Graffiti. Rap is merely a subset of hip hop culture and can be done without reference to the other major elements.
Celucien: Generally speaking “hip hop” represents various activities to include: (1) Rapping, (2) DJing, (3) Break Dancing, and (4) Graffiti. Rap is merely a subset of hip hop culture and can be done without reference to the other major elements.
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Rodney, on a side note, I was reading your paper, “why I left Calvinism”. You said that you became a Trinitarian?? Calvinism teaches Trinitarianism….”Chosen by the Father, Redeemed by the Son, Kept by the Spirit.” These two systems are not mutually exclusive and I fear that you have been led into false doctrine in the past if you believed in Unitarianism. You might have a problem with Calvinism, and that is fine, but please know, it doesn’t teach Unitarianism, but quite the opposite, Calvinists have been fierce defenders of the doctrine of the Trinity.
Jay,
Thank you for your comments. I have been meaning to post my views on the Trinity with all the Trinitarian controversy on the biblioblogosphere.
I never have said that Calvinism taught Unitarianism. In fact, from my research on the rise of liberal Protestantism, I know that some part of Unitarianism and early liberal Protestantism had a bad reaction against the Trinity simply because the Old LIght and New Light Calvinists drew from the doctrine of the Trinity.
And also, I would say that my brand of Trinitarianism does not restrict the persons of the Trinity to one role, and I would say, at least for myself, that the Holy Spirit is more than just a “Keeper.” But that is for another post.
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