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COVER STORY
Evangelical Pop
Kurt Andersen and religion professor Randall Balmer
look at art and entertainment made by Evangelical Christians - from rock
bands such as Jars of Clay to the best-selling Left Behind novels.
 The
Passion of the Christ
Kurt talks to New Yorker critic David Denby and Newsweek
religion writer Ken Woodward about Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion
of the Christ." Woodward says the film brings back an "edginess"
that's been missing from contemporary Christianity. Denby called the movie
a "sickening death trip."
Read a full text
Left
Behind
Novelist Jerry Jenkins might not have the name recognition
of Stephen King or John Grisham, but his book sales are setting publishing
records. Jenkins is the co-author of the Christian fiction series "Left
Behind." Aimee Rinehart takes a look at the 11-volume series that
has become a cornerstone of the Christian fiction industry.
Go to the official Left Behind series site
Go to Jerry Jenkins' website
Go to the Anchor Room bookstore site
 Danielson
Famile
The Danielson Famile regularly plays trendy rock clubs,
like New York's Knitting Factory, but they're not your average rock band.
They've built quite a following among both Christians and non-Christians
and they say that they want their shows to express faith, and create spectacle.
Produced by Michael Raphael.
Danielson Famile's personal site
 Gospel
Go-Go part 1
Gospel
Go-Go part 2
Go-Go music is Washington DC's homegrown hip-hop that
began thirty years ago. In the 90's, some DC bands started mixing Christian
messages into their Go-Go songs. Produced by Jaquie Gales Webb.
Go
to Submission Band's website
 Contemporary
Christian Art
Roman Catholicism inspired centuries of great Christian
painting by artists such as Giotto and Michelangelo. But after the Reformation,
many Protestants were content to let the visual tradition wither. Trey
Kay spoke to some contemporary Christian artists who are trying to help
Evangelicals embrace pictures again.
Go to Bruce Herman's site
Visit
a site that includes more of Bruce Herman's work
Visit
the Christians in the Visual Arts website
SPECIAL GUEST
Randall Balmer
Randall Balmer is a professor of American Religion
at Barnard College and an editor-at-large for Christianity Today. His
books include the Encyclopedia of Evangelism and Mine Eyes Have Seen
the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, a
companion to a PBS documentary series. He is a coauthor of Religion
in America: A Short History as well as Growing Pains, a memoir
of growing up fundamentalist. He holds a master's in divinity as well
as a PhD.
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