White Soul
Country Music, the Church and Working Americans
| Author | Prof. Tex Sample |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Abingdon Press |
| Publication Date | 10/1996 |
| Binding | Book - Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780687032938 |
| Retail Price | $22.99 |
| Discount Price | $15.49 (33% discount) |
Country music gives voice to an economically battered subculture of hard-living and hard-working people who find self-expression in the music of honky-tonks and heartaches. It celebrates the "wild side of life" as a form of populist anarchism and escapist festivity. This unusual medley of sociology, theology, and country music history is also a compelling critique of the elitism of "good taste" in the dominant culture.
Tex Sample challenges the church to reach out to working-class people, who have often been ignored and demeaned by churches held captive to the tastes and lifestyles of the upper middle class.