Oh My Sweet Rapture! Christian Rock at the End of the World (#007)

The Apocalypse is here in this week's episode! We discuss how Premillennial Dispensationalism informed the American Evangelical culture in the 70's and 80's, and how the End of Days affected the Christian music of the time. Also: what do you do when the Rapture doesn't happen in the middle of 7th grade Bible class? Is not sinning more important than loving your neighbor? What's with all the white Christian rappers?

Bands discussed:

Terence Trent Darby
The New Year
Benny Hester
Iris DeMent
Daniel Amos
Rap'sures
SLC
Michael W Smith
Steve Taylor
Jimmy Swaggart
Elvis
DC Talk
Newsboys

We also reference the following:

Book: American Apocalypse by Matthew Avery Sutton.

Book: The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsay

Book: The Scofield Reference Bible

Book: The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta, also an HBO TV show adaptation

TV Show: The Righteous Gemstones

God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.

We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..

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