202 Hip-Hop and the Gospel: 2 Credits

This course provides experiential learning, academic scaffolding, guided reflection, and community-based learning to explore the intersections of history, advocacy, conflict, resistance, peace-making, and theology within the music, lyrics, rhythms, and culture of Hip-Hop. Through a theological and social justice framework, students learn from lived experiences of music inside the classroom, the analysis of hip-hop from diverse scholars, and the varied implications within the urban community context. Critical analysis of music, seminar-based discussions, and written reflections facilitate students’ exploration of knowledge of self, understanding of multicultural communities, and potential applications of the Christian Gospel related to Hip-Hop culture and music.