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Then came Kanye’s announcement in September that he’d no longer make secular music because of his newfound faith in Christ. That, followed by the release of his album “Jesus Is King” in late October, got people wondering, “Is he serious?” “Is Kanye really saved?”
Mar 13, 2021 · Kanye West's conversion to born-again Christianity resulted in "Jesus Is King" being nominated for a Christian music Grammy. Here's how he got there.
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- Alex Heigl
- From College Dropout to Yeezus
- Looking For More
- From Yeezus to Jesus
- Be Prayerful, Not Skeptical
- Lessons For The Church
Kanye burst onto the scene in 2004 with his universally acclaimed debut album, College Dropout. Yet Kanye’s rise to stardom was soon intertwined with controversy and criticism, whether because of strange public outbursts or wildly offensive lyrics. Recently, for example, he sparked appropriate uproar by saying the slavery of African Americans for 4...
However entrenched we are within our “buffers” of hubris, fame, and fortune, the pangs of “looking for more” always haunt us. As African American author and critic Ta-Nehisi Coates writesof Kanye, “There’s nothing original in this tale and there’s ample evidence, beyond Kanye, that humans were not built to withstand the weight of celebrity.” Kanye’...
And that brings us to Jesus Is King, a remarkably worshipful collection of hip-hop psalms that captures who Kanye has become: a man solely focused on Jesus—a “Christian everything,” as he told Jimmy Kimmel. Sonically, I believe the production is Kanye at his best. He samples nostalgic, soulful records with layers of choirs and harmonies, a distinct...
Anticipating critiques from skeptics, especially in the church, Kanye raps on “Hands On”: Said I’m finna do a Gospel album / ‘What have you been hearing from the Christians?’/ They’ll be the first ones to judge me, make it feel like nobody love me. Indeed, many Christians are quick to be skeptical about claims of extraordinary conversion. Yet the S...
What can believers learn from the curious case of Kanye? Even as we shouldn’t elevate the significance of his story or claim him as some sort of new evangelical celebrity, we can fruitfully reflect on what Kanye’s conversion says about how “buffered” souls come to Christ in our secular age. We might reflect on how the triggers of sorrow and family ...
Oct 30, 2019 · Kanye West’s Long, Complicated Relationship with Christianity | Christianity Today. Quick To Listen Episode 184 | 1 hr 6 min. Kanye West’s Long, Complicated Relationship with...
Oct 25, 2019 · October 25, 2019, 3:00am. Snap. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Yeezy Season 3. Kanye West has been using his music to ask God for help for 15 years. "I wanna talk to God but I'm...
- Kristin Corry
Oct 13, 2019 · Kanye confirmed that he recently converted to Christianity, TMZ reports. "I want to let you know that I am not here for your entertainment this afternoon," West told the crowd. "We are here...
Oct 27, 2019 · In this new era, though, Christianity is his raison d’être. Kanye the luminary has become Kanye the missionary: “You won’t ever be the same when you call on Jesus’s name / Listen to the words...
