Harwell and Jenkins have successfully pulled together a scholarly Prince tribute band that traces the waves of Princes work into each members unique field of study. Like Princes music, Theology and Prince is a complex, multifaceted fusion of ideas and approaches. This volume presents an original contribution to the field of cultural studies utilizing the music and life of Prince to explore contemporary theological themes and the impact of faith on artistic practice. * Reading Religion * Theology and Prince is a rare punch of pop culture scholarship. Impeccably researched and head-noddingly insightful, but packaged in a pair of purple leopard-print spandex pants. This is a book about Prince told from the perspectives of people whose lives would not have been the same without him. Its touching, personal, and gosh-danged funny. It pulled me in and shook me out, much like the way Prince still draws me in from whatever funky galaxy hes currently gracing with his presence. Prince lovers, lusters, likers, and the Prince-curious, this book is 4 U. -- Erin Gallagher, University of Florida Prince is perhaps the most singular pop musician of his generation, and his unapologetic faith marked him a transgressive for both the music and church worlds. Theology and Prince assembles an array of brilliant voices to illustrate that Prince was not liminal, but creative. He didn't inhabit a space between two worlds, but created something new, something that often burst from the old wineskins. You hold a book that may very well inspire you to see possibilities where before there were only borders and boundaries. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go party like it's 1999. -- JR. Forasteros, author of Empathy for the Devil
