Theology and Prince explores theology and the life, music, and films of Prince Rogers Nelson. Topics include Prince’s ideas of the afterlife; race and social justice activism; eroticism; veganism; spiritual alter egos; a queer listening of the Purple Rain album, and the theology of the Graffiti Bridge film.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 "Could Have Sworn It Was Judgment Day": Prince, Eschatology and Afterlife
Racheal Harris
Chapter 2 "Dear Mr. Man": The Socially Conscious Music of Prince as Black Prophetic Fire
Zada Johnson
Chapter 3 I Am Something That You'll Never Comprehend: A Queer Theological Reading of Purple Rain
Joseph Trullinger
Chapter 4 "Flesh of My Flesh": Prince's Theology of Eros
Emily McAvan
Chapter 5 Parables from the (Animal) Kingdom
Will Stockton
Chapter 6 Dance with the Devil: The Paradox of Prince's Spooky Songs
Stefan Sereda
Chapter 7 Graffiti Bridge: Prince's Sacred Triumph over the Profane
Erica Thompson
Chapter 8 When God Appears, Everything Changes: Prince and Pentecost
Rev. Suzanne Castle
