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Gospel

Gospel is Black sacred music — the descendant of the spirituals, the parent of soul, the working tradition of the Black American church for nearly a century.

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Gospel is Black sacred music — the descendant of the spirituals, the parent of soul, the working tradition of the Black American church for nearly a century. Key sections include: Go spel.; Opening What gospel is.; Chapter I The spirituals.; Chapter II The Pentecostal turn.; Chapter III The founder.; Chapter IV The voice.; Chapter V Four voices.; Chapter VI The crossover.; Chapter VII The mass tradition.; Chapter VIII Soul-gospel..

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Slide outline
  1. 01Go spel.
  2. 02Opening What gospel is.
  3. 03Chapter I The spirituals.
  4. 04Chapter II The Pentecostal turn.
  5. 05Chapter III The founder.
  6. 06Chapter IV The voice.
  7. 07Chapter V Four voices.
  8. 08Chapter VI The crossover.
  9. 09Chapter VII The mass tradition.
  10. 10Chapter VIII Soul-gospel.
  11. 11Chapter IX The 1970s-1990s.
  12. 12Chapter X Gospel hip-hop.
  13. 13Chapter XI Contemporary gospel.
  14. 14Chapter XII Where gospel went.
  15. 15Chapter XIII The theology.
  16. 16Chapter XIV Music as movement.
  17. 17Chapter XV The instrument.
  18. 18Chapter XVI The canon.
  19. 19Chapter XVII The economics.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII The contested ground.
  21. 21Chapter XIX Gospel beyond America.
  22. 22Chapter XX Where it goes.
  23. 23Chapter XXI Twenty-five works.
  24. 24Chapter XXII Watch & read.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII If you want to learn it.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Why it matters.
  27. 27Chapter XXV The next decade.
  28. 28Addendum Glossary of gospel terms.
  29. 29Addendum Where to hear gospel.
  30. 30The end of the deck.
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2026-05-15
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