{"product_id":"genesis-of-a-genre-the-birth-of-christian-rock-paperback","title":"Genesis of a Genre: The Birth of Christian Rock - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Markko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOctober 31, 1969: Hollywood, California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary Christian Music is still four years away from being \"a thing.\" Larry Norman, one of the progenitors of the emerging genre, has just released his first Christian album, \"Upon This Rock.\" Amy Grant is 9 years old. Matthew Ward, of the 2nd Chapter of Acts, is eleven. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Salt Company Coffee House in Hollywood, Larry Norman shared the platform with a Southern California \"power-trio\" who called themselves, Agăpē. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntrigued with the gritty and unapologetically loud \"blues-edge\" to their music, Larry Norman \"came out of his seat,\" excited by the possibilities. No one else in his experience had yet married such hard-driving, high-energy rock music to the Gospel message. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying out against the backdrop of the Jesus Movement - the \"Fourth Great Awakening\" in American Evangelical history - 20,000 people were reported to have responded to Agăpē's audacious, Gospel message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then, at their peak, they simply disappeared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prequel to Contemporary Christian Music, the story of Agăpē is a story of beginnings; the Genesis of a Genre. It's a tale about \"the days of old\" and The Birth of Christian Rock, when minstrels became messengers and the Word became flesh once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408406331570,"sku":"9798218235444","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8a24a97f6b226e9c2e5baaf7c73567ce.webp?v=1778244127","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/genesis-of-a-genre-the-birth-of-christian-rock-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}