The Sweatpant Sessions https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/ Reviews, criticism, thoughts, and ruminations on social, artistic, cultural, political, and other exciting entertaining news with a faith-based perspective. Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:43:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 What Lauryn Hill’s “Everything” Says About Faith and Hip Hop https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/10/everything-learning-hip-hop-theomusicology-from-lauryn-hill/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:18:58 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5693 Christian Hip Hop and Secular Rap: Finding the Middle Ground https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/10/listening-to-rap-beyond-socio-religious-borders-in-hip-hop/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:14:10 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5627 Why Punk and Hip Hop May Hear God Better Than Worship https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/10/listening-theomusicology-hear-faith-for-personal-revelation/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:40:49 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5558 Emotional Ashes: Emo and Scripture Knowledge, Psalm 91 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/09/emotional-ashes-emo-and-scripture-knowledge-psalm-91/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:15:41 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5483 Learning Devotion and Discipline: A Brief Analysis of James https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/09/learning-devotion-and-discipline-a-brief-analysis-of-james/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:13:22 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5441 Hearing Past Hip Hop: Theomusicological Truth and Knowledge https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/09/hearing-past-hip-hop-theomusicological-truth-and-knowledge/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:56:58 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5369 The Martyring of Saint Tupac Shakur: A Theological Reading https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/09/the-martyring-of-saint-tupac-shakur-a-theological-reading/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:43:50 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5324 Applying A Decolonial Apologetic To Race, Culture, Tolerance https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/08/applying-a-decolonial-apologetic-to-race-culture-tolerance/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:38:42 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5273 Wisdom Not Found: Christian Hip Hop Speaking Gospel Truth https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/08/wisdom-not-found-christian-hip-hop-speaking-gospel-truth/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:41:52 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5213 Christian Hip Hop and the Power of “But God” https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/2026/08/hip-hop-has-faith-christian-hip-hop-as-agency-to-be-reborn/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:21:30 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thesweatpantsessions/?p=5156