Jesus Dub: Theology, Music and Social Change
Robert Beckford
Routledge, 2006-05-30
- 182 pages
Robert
Beckford explores the dialogue between two central institutions in
African Caribbean life: the church and the dancehall. He highlights how
Dub - one of the central features of dancehall culture - can be
mobilized as a framework for re-evaluating theology, taking apart
doctrine and reconstructing it under the influence of a guiding
theme.Engaging with the social and cultural heritage that informs
Christian African Caribbean culture, including the influence of slavery,
Revival Christianity and working class Jamaican life, Black theology
and music ranging from post-war Sound System to American Hip Hop, Jesus
Dub is a detailed exploration of how throughout history, music and faith
have been transformed in response to racialised oppression. Finally,
Beckford demonstrates that dub style appears in the teachings of Jesus,
and that Dub is a tool which can provide new ways of envisaging and
practising spiritual gifts and financial giving, proposing a more
inclusive theology for everyone.
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