{"product_id":"9781596272408-disciples-of-the-street","title":"Disciples of the Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would cause a small, 140-year-old, Episcopal Church in the heart of the South Bronx to begin offering hip-hop services? How would the church, both locally and nationally, react? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Utilizing scores of interviews and months of research, \u003ci\u003eDisciples of the Street\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one church's engagement with hip-hop religion, the conflicts that ensued, and the resulting birth of something much larger. Following that small hip-hop religious movement from its inception in the summer of 2004 through its building of a national profile, in a story that moves from the birthplace of rap to youth detention facilities in Virginia to the New South and all manner of places in-between, Gutierrez looks deeply into the questions of what hip-hop has to say to the traditional church and what the church might say to hip-hop culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Disciples of the Street\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling story well told and the definitive look at the issues facing a movement that's growing in popularity and gaining traction around the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eric Gutierrez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47356953723135,"sku":"9781596272408","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9424\/5887\/files\/9781596272408.jpg?v=1767928845","url":"https:\/\/churchpublishing.org\/products\/9781596272408-disciples-of-the-street","provider":"Church Publishing Incorporated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}