Lenny Duncan
Auteur de Dear Church
A propos de l'auteur
Lenny Duncan is the author of Dear Church, an ordained minister, and a PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union. Their studies are focused on the history of Ifa in North America, Conjure, and its intersection with the early Black Church. They are the co-host and co-creator of the BlackBerry afficher plus Jams podcast. Lenny spends their spare time as a chaplain to the Revolution in Portland, Oregon. afficher moins
Œuvres de Lenny Duncan
United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope (2021) 26 exemplaires
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Psalms of My People: A Story of Black Liberation as… par lenny duncan
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.An interesting book. Admittedly, I didn't know much about the subject when I first started reading this, but I found that the author's work is rather direct, speaking to you as the reader without a wall in between, and unique. It serves the purpose of the book well, and I liked that. At times it goes on a bit too much about one particular thing or another, but these moments are brief and the book as a whole is strong, with a unique voice.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.lenny duncan writes about Black liberation through prose and poetry that reflects hip-hop music in "Psalms of my People." End notes helpfully provide context for readers unfamiliar with hip-hop or Black history. The format may be very accessible or a struggle, depending on the reader's understanding of these topics.
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.This book is some of everything in the best possible way. And, as advertised, prophetic.
(NB I was given a finished copy of this book by its publisher.)
(NB I was given a finished copy of this book by its publisher.)
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.lenny duncan's Psalms of My People is a creative, emphatic declaration that Black people need a new living scripture, that provided by hip-hop lyrics. They contend that hip-hop is the Holy Spirit at work, a message from the Creator. They do not"prove" this by logical argument; rather, they provide example after example of lyrics that describe and clarify the truth of the life that Black Americans face.
I have made a point of listening to a sampling of these songs, from Lauryn Hill to Kendrick Lamar to the Notorious B.I.G. I am not at all qualified by my life experience to understand very much of what duncan is saying, but his book has opened my eyes to things I had never seen, and helped me to find some hip-hop music a little less opaque.… (plus d'informations)
I have made a point of listening to a sampling of these songs, from Lauryn Hill to Kendrick Lamar to the Notorious B.I.G. I am not at all qualified by my life experience to understand very much of what duncan is saying, but his book has opened my eyes to things I had never seen, and helped me to find some hip-hop music a little less opaque.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 215
- Popularité
- #103,625
- Évaluation
- 4.6
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 11
