{"product_id":"a-supreme-love-the-music-of-jazz-and-the-hope-of-the-gospel-9781514000663","title":"A Supreme Love: The Music of Jazz and the Hope of the Gospel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospel Coaltion Award of Distinction--Arts and Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eECPA Top Shelf Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e For practitioners and fans, jazz expresses the deepest meanings of life.\u003c\/b\u003e Its rich history and its distinctive elements like improvisation and syncopation unite to create an unrepeatable and inexpressible aesthetic experience. But for others, jazz is an enigma. Might jazz be better appreciated and understood in relation to the Christian faith?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, theologian and jazz pianist William Edgar argues that the music of jazz cannot be properly understood apart from the Christian gospel, which like jazz moves from deep lament to inextinguishable joy. By tracing the development of jazz, placing it within the context of the African American experience, and exploring the work of jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong, Edgar argues that jazz deeply resonates with the hope that is ultimately found in the good news of Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrab a table. The show is about to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Edgar (DThéol, Université de Genève) is professor of apologetics and coordinator of the apologetics department at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia as well as professeur associé at the Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eCreated and Creating: A Biblical Theology of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eReasons of the Heart: Recovering Christian Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDoes Christianity Really Work?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Mind: Escaping Futility\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Transforming Vision: The Lord's Prayer as a Lens for Life\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFrancis Schaeffer on the Christian Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eChristian Apologetics Past and Present\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561735721234,"sku":"9781514000663","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6007ca3-3156-4fdf-b983-6b3f2cf8e052.jpg?v=1731852154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-supreme-love-the-music-of-jazz-and-the-hope-of-the-gospel-9781514000663","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}