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Faith, God, & Rock 'n' Roll

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This book is just cool. Loved it. Joseph does a great job of telling many stories that would have never been heard.. If you're a follower of God and a rock' n' roll fan, read this book.

In this follow-up to his book "The Rock and Roll Rebellion", author Mark Joseph profiles many of the popular (and some not-so-popular) artists in the mainstream music industry who haven't shied away from sharing their faith through their music, but haven't necessarily clubbed people over the head with it, either.

This book was first published in 2003, so it's missing some obvious artists from the current music scene who should probably be included in a subsequent edition (Neal Morse, Flyleaf, Skillet, etc.). It's my hope that the author will consider releasing such an updated edition at some point in the future. The artists who are profiled include Creed, 12 Stones, Lenny Kravitz, Destiny's Child, Gary Cherone (Extreme/Van Halen), Kendall Payne, Jars of Clay, Lifehouse, Kirk Franklin, and many more.

This book, rather than rehashing too much of the content from the first book, focuses more on telling the stories of artists who have personified the ideals of the first book in their musical careers by refusing to be relegated to the halls of "Christian Rock", but have also refused to totally check their faith at the door. It's a very insightful and entertaining read. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's a musician or music fan who has ever pondered the question of "sacred vs. secular" when it comes to the music industry.

If you have paid much attention to Christian music publications from the last decade or so you have already read a large portion of this book. It's not that it simply says the same thing, rather some of the artists sections are the exact same interviews that I had previously read in HM or the like.