tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347479322011-04-21T17:10:15.707-05:00A book-in-progress about the theology of punk.Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359624900128501794noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34747932.post-75592259814210039142007-08-04T15:01:00.002-05:002008-04-26T11:15:20.421-05:00

... and believe it or not, neither is this blog. It's just on extended hiatus while the author re-evaluates some things. In the meantime, view this trailer from the movie Punk's Not Dead.

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According to my referrals, a few of you have wandered over here by way of The Ooze after reading Ecclesiastes in a Ripped Shirt, which is chapter 2 of this book/blog-in-progress. Welcome! If you're interested in reading more, the preface is a good place to start. From there, go on to the introduction and then chapter 1. You'll be caught up.If you'd like to be notified when updates are available,

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Billy Idol - "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen"Tags: christmas, Music

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Four years ago tomorrow -- on Dec. 22, 2002 -- Joe Strummer, the political sound and fury of the Clash, died at age 50. The man was the Elvis of punk rock. I should probably write a fitting tribute about the man here, but I think my introduction to Never Mind the Bibles is probably tribute enough.But just in case it ain't:Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros perform "Rudie Can't Fail (YouTube) -- for

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Since I'm not writing anything, I might as well post stuff like this:New from Go-Kart Records, it's Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids. As Pitchfork reports, the album is a gathering of "some of the most semi-recognizable names in the pop-punk world to turn in their own child-friendly renditions of Ramones songs."Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba, the Donnas' Brett Anderson, Pennywise's Jim Lindberg,

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(This post might make more sense if you read part 1 first.)The malaise of modern lifeI’m bored.I’m the chairman of the bored. – Iggy PopWhat lies beneath the surface of both Ecclesiastes and the “No Feelings/No Fun/No Future” mantra of the early punk movement? In a word: boredom.Theologian Charles Williams correctly calls Ecclesiastes “a classical expression of utter boredom.” The author’s ennui

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Heeding the advice of Patrick and others, I shall from this point forward post shorter entries. I've split Chapter 2 into two parts. Here's Part 1. Comments are welcome.It is possible to live only so long as life intoxicated us; once we are sober we cannot help seeing that it is all a delusion, a stupid delusion! Nor is there anything funny or witty about it; it is only cruel and stupid. – Leo

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While checking referrals to this site a couple of weeks ago, I came across an interesting observation from blogger Patrick O'Connell about something he saw at a Christian concert. He writes:While at the Mercy Me show on Saturday I spotted a teenage girl wearing a black leather jacket with The Exploited painted on the back in white and red. Now for those of you who don't know, The Exploited are a

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Update, Nov. 4, 2006: Added reference to East Coast hardcore to the timeline. Happy now? :)I put together this timeline as a possible sidebar for Chapter 1. I'm also working on an accompanying podcast, which should be ready later today or Wednesday, Oct. 25. The accompanying podcast is up and running. - ACUncovering the origins of punk may be as fruitless a quest as the search for the Holy Grail.

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I’m riding with the new church.Relying on the new church,And a new word. – The Adverts It’s not ... yesterday ... anymore. – Talking HeadsLook at me, I’m in tatters! – The Rolling StonesWhen I was six years old, my elder and more musically gifted brother, already a decent rock and roll guitarist at age 14, finally caved to my unwavering pleas for him to “teach me to play something.” He showed me

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Thanks to everyone who's visited this site since its official launch a week and two days ago. Thanks, too, for your comments, linkage, and constructive criticism. The reviews have been mixed, which is about what I expected. But Nevermind the Bibles is getting its buzz on, thanks to all you kind strangers out there. This site's even been mentioned in a bona fide "punk" forum. (My favorite quote

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Welcome to Never Mind the Bibles, a book-in-progress about the spirituality of punk rock. I'll be sharing this work, chapter by chapter, over the next few months, and look forward to your input.So, let's get started, shall we?The story so far: Preface Introduction: Jesus and the Punks (long)Background material: Never Mind the FAQs The original (unsuccessful) book proposalHappy reading. And don't

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Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine. – Patti SmithI love the rituals of Catholicism. I mean, the mass is a magic ritual for God’s sake, it’s a transubstantiation, and the stations of the cross – I mean a crown of thorns? Getting whipped? It’s punk rock. – Jim CarrollChrist was a punk rocker. – Billy IdolIt was 1977, punk rock’s big breakout year, and the British punk band the Clash was

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The official Never Mind the Bibles FAQ:Never Mind, the FAQs!A list of questions nobody's ever asked and answers I might or might not give:Why a book about punk rock and Christianity?There's been a bunch of stuff written about punk rock over the years. In fact, it's probably the most written about genre of rock-and-roll ever. But you won't find much written about the spirituality of punk,

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Music is prophecy. Its styles and economic organization are ahead of the rest of society because it explores, much faster than material reality can, the entire range of possibilities in a given code. It makes audible the new world that will gradually become visible; it is not only the image of things, but the transcending of the everyday, the herald of the future. For this reasons, musicians,

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This is the meat of the original proposal and outline for the book, Never Mind the Bibles: A Theology of Punk, which has turned into this experiment in book-blogging, or blog-booking.I submitted this proposal in 2004 to the half-dozen or so Christian book publishers who responded to my initial letter or email pitches. The other 18 or so said "thanks, but no thanks" to the email and letter pitches

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