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Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop

Christian genre pioneers are taking their cues from Calvinist leaders.

Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop
Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop

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Previous Christianity Today articles covering reformed rap include:

The Rapper in Rehab | Rising star Lecrae says he was addicted to self; now Jesus is his "drug of choice." (March 15, 2011)

Eminem's 'Recovery' vs. LeCrae's 'Rehab' | Potty-mouthed hip-hopper vs. righteous rapper at Grammys. Sorta. And other Christian norms. December 2, 2010)

Rehab | A review by CT entertainment editor Mark Moring. (October 2010)

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My Top 5 Movies About Unemployment

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Ron Blue, John G. Stackhouse Jr., and Mary Hunt

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Urban Planters: Building off Believers?

Bob Smietana

Remember the Red Sea

David Neff

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Reforming the Reformed

Roger E. Olson

My Top 5 Books on Forgiveness

Catherine Claire Larson

Books to Note

Christianizing the Social Network

Interview by Matthew Lee Anderson

People of the Nook

Leslie Leyland Fields

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America as a Christian Nation? Cherry-Picking from the Past

Matt Reynolds

Fraternizing with the Enemy

Cornelia Seigneur

Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

Joining the Eternal Song

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

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Choice Targets

Sarah Pulliam Bailey

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Magic Words: Ghanaian Churches Confront Fake Pastors

Shirley Quaicoo in Cape Coast, Ghana

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Alicia Cohn

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Russell D. Moore

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Timothy C. Morgan

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