The Holy Ghost Got a New Dance

"A crisis threatens America's urban communities. Scores of socially disaffected youth are neglected by the church. It is not so much that the church is unaware of these youth, as it is the church simply lacks the means of communicating the Gospel to them in a meaningful and relevant way. Willie Hudson has confronted the problem and pioneered a strategy of reaching these youth through the vehicles of Black Theology and Holy Hip Hop."

--Kenneth L. Waters Sr., Associate Dean of the School of Theology, Azusa Pacific University



"The sub-field of Hip Hop and Religion has grown exponentially over the last six years. Dr. Hudson's work adds yet another dimension to this fast-growing field. Hudson gets to a concentrated amount of content in a short amount of time, dealing with Hip Hop, theology, race, racism, structural inequality, and how Hip Hop creates space for new dialogue. The Holy Ghost Got a New Dance is a must-have text for both undergraduate and graduate seminary courses as we continue to learn more about Hip Hop and its socio-theological connections."

--Daniel White Hodge, PhD, North Park University Chicago; Author of The Soul Of Hip Hop: Rimbs, Timbs, & A Cultural Theology and Hip Hop's Hostile Gospel: A Post-Soul Theological Exploration