Is God Funky or What? Episode 4 with Dr. Daniel White Hodge and Angie Hong
Event Website
https://www.montclair.edu/rigs/2021/05/02/apr-29-2021-500pm-is-god-funky-or-what-part-4-2/
Start Date
29-4-2021 5:00 PM
End Date
29-4-2021 6:30 PM
Description
The final episode in our 4 part series. At a time when the disproportionate effects of COVID-19, policing, and disenfranchisement of communities of color have been laid bare, we will examine the dynamic interplay of race, protest, music, healing, religion, and post-colonial theory. "Is God Funky or What?" is a web series inspired by the 2019 book by Dr. Theodore W. Burgh: Is God Funky or What? Black Biblical Culture and Contemporary Popular Music. DR. DANIEL WHITE HODGE is a recognized Hip Hop culture expert & cultural literacy communications scholar. Dr. Hodge is Professor of Intercultural Communications, department chair of the Communication Arts Department, and research lead on the Catalyst_ _ 606 program in Chicago. His research interests are at the intersections of faith, Hip Hop culture, race/ethnicity, & young adult ethnic-minority emerging generations. ANGIE HONG is a Korean-American worship leader, writer, and speaker. Most recently, she served as the Creative Director at the Chicago campus of Willow Creek Community Church and has led worship for various churches and events such as the annual Christian Community Development Association, The Justice Conference, and the Duke Divinity School Summer Institute for Reconciliation. She is a contributor to Faith and Leadership and writes/speaks about identity, worship, and decoloniality. Is God Funky or What? is a web series inspired by the 2019 book by Dr. Theodore W. Burgh: Is God Funky or What? Black Biblical Culture and Contemporary Popular Music. Questions? Contact Dr. Kate E. Temoney.
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Is God Funky or What? Episode 4 with Dr. Daniel White Hodge and Angie Hong
The final episode in our 4 part series. At a time when the disproportionate effects of COVID-19, policing, and disenfranchisement of communities of color have been laid bare, we will examine the dynamic interplay of race, protest, music, healing, religion, and post-colonial theory. "Is God Funky or What?" is a web series inspired by the 2019 book by Dr. Theodore W. Burgh: Is God Funky or What? Black Biblical Culture and Contemporary Popular Music. DR. DANIEL WHITE HODGE is a recognized Hip Hop culture expert & cultural literacy communications scholar. Dr. Hodge is Professor of Intercultural Communications, department chair of the Communication Arts Department, and research lead on the Catalyst_ _ 606 program in Chicago. His research interests are at the intersections of faith, Hip Hop culture, race/ethnicity, & young adult ethnic-minority emerging generations. ANGIE HONG is a Korean-American worship leader, writer, and speaker. Most recently, she served as the Creative Director at the Chicago campus of Willow Creek Community Church and has led worship for various churches and events such as the annual Christian Community Development Association, The Justice Conference, and the Duke Divinity School Summer Institute for Reconciliation. She is a contributor to Faith and Leadership and writes/speaks about identity, worship, and decoloniality. Is God Funky or What? is a web series inspired by the 2019 book by Dr. Theodore W. Burgh: Is God Funky or What? Black Biblical Culture and Contemporary Popular Music. Questions? Contact Dr. Kate E. Temoney.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/religion-events/funky/2020/2