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December 2013

December 19, 2013

God and Country Music: 5 Christmas Country Songs That Aren’t Awful

As much as I love Country music—even the bad stuff—when Christmas comes around, Country music...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

God and Country Music: Stories and Reformation in Outlaw Country

Nick Rynerson finds commonalities between the stories of Christianity and Outlaw Country.

October 22, 2013

God and Country Music: Shovels & Rope’s Punk-Rock, Incidental Spirituality

"Regardless of the intention behind Shovels & Rope’s spiritual aesthetics, they are present throughout."

October 07, 2013

God and Country Music: Eric Church’s “Springsteen” Is Sort of Like Heaven

"Born To Run was in my CD player on my wedding day, so now I...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

God and Country: Echoes of the Church in American Music

Popular music generally and Americana in particular are full of Christian relics—images, sounds, and pictures...

September 17, 2013

How The Psalms Made Folk Music

"Along with being God’s perfect word, the hymnbook of the Bible is an unparalleled artistic...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

God & Country Music: The New Jason Isbell

I was fourteen when I first heard Jason Isbell. When he was still with the...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

God and Country Music: Nostalgia, Alienation, and Home

Country music takes me back to a time when things were supposedly better.

May 16, 2013

God and Country Music: The Really Attractive False Heaven of Small Town Living

If I had the funds, I would be darn tempted to try to find the...

May 01, 2013

God and Country Music: The Salvation of George Jones

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

God and Country Music: What Makes a Record Great. ‘Rattlin’ Bones’ after Five Years

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

March 06, 2013

God and Country Music: Ronnie Fauss and the Narrative Heart of No Depression

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

God and Country Music: Ivan & Alyosha

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

February 20, 2013

God and Country Music: The Wise Blood of American Music

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

February 13, 2013

God and Country Music: What It Sounds Like and the Weird Categories of Americana/Folk Grammys

Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

God and Country Music: The Country Music Culture Wars

Country music, since its inception, has been a (if not the) voice of rural, white...

September 2012

September 11, 2012

God and Country Music: The Avett Brothers' New Album is out Today!

"Today marks the release of a new album by the new kings of Americana music:...

September 04, 2012

God and Country Music: The Ethical Dilemma of Nashville Ghost Writing

"And while I look at the practice with the suspicion on the grounds of greed...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

God and Country Music: "Salvation Song”–The Heart and Wisdom of the Avett Brothers

"The common grace of the Avett Brothers expressed in its most concentrated form in this...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

God and Country Music: Tradition, Innovation, and Old Crow Medicine Show

"... to bring something timeless into a timely place and make it savory is to...

July 24, 2012

God and Country Music: The Politics of The Dixie Chicks & American Christianity

"Regardless of political beliefs, we need to discuss, dialogue and ask questions instead of blacklisting."

July 12, 2012

God and Country Music: An Introduction to Country Music & Five-Dollar Albums

For the non-Country fan, it would be helpful to know a few basic things about...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

God and Country Music: Why White Kids Are Eating Up Hip-Hop and Country Music

"My hope is for the American church to look deep into their traditions and subsequently...

June 12, 2012

God and Country Music: The Gentrification of Country Music?

"We should not be shocked or put off by a crowd that doesn’t look much...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

God and Country Music: Jim White: Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

"As the film progresses it becomes clear that the hinge of this thing called the...

May 22, 2012

God and Country Music: The Anatomy of a Country Song

"There are many high profile musicians bastardizing the rich tradition and form of country music...

May 15, 2012

God and Country Music: "I Like Johnny Cash, but I don't like Country Music"

"... before you write off country music or Christianity, consider the context and be assured...

May 01, 2012

God and Country Music: "Contemporary Christian Country Music"?

" . . . the Phariscetical tone to a lot of Country radio’s “God-talk” is...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

God and Country Music: In Memory of Levon Helm

"I am in awe of the refinement that Helm’s suffering created in his music over...

April 10, 2012

God and Country Music: What are we doing here? The ACM Awards and Evangelicalism

"it is the job of the individual to cut through the clutter and see what...

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