God Gave Rock and Roll to You argues that Sean Feucht’s real talents aren’t musical as much as they are theatrical and political. Here he is capitalizing on the #AnAppealtoHeaven news cycle:

In God Gave Rock & Roll to You, I wrote about how Salem Media sought to manage the loss of #CCM audiences by expanding conservative political talk-radio offerings.

🎉🎂🥳🎸✝️🎸🎶Happy book b-day to God Gave Rock and Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music! To celebrate, I’m giving away a free copy of the book (hardcopy or audiobook) to a substack subscriber at the end of February. Sign up here! drleahpayne.substack.com

Hey, Seattle-area #ccmtwitter! I'll be in Kirkland, WA at Northwest University giving a lecture called "Creating Contemporary Christians" on Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 7p. I'd love to see you there! Let's talk all things #CCM!

“All the boys in the band want a valentine from a Barlow Girl! Boys think they’re the bomb ‘Cause they remind them of their mom” #CCM Valentine’s Day greetings! 🎸❤️✝️

Tomorrow! On the Straight White American Jesus Podcast feed and here: redcircle.com/shows/f7918f69… Leah Payne traces the history of the Prosperity Gospel on the first episode, showing the deep ties the current president has to it.

God Gave Rock & Roll to You audiobook is now 1 year old! To celebrate, Audiobooks.com is offering a 70% discount. Listen along to the story of #CCM with yours truly for just $6! Click here for the discount: tinyurl.com/ynhhbapf

What a joy to be with the Society for Pentecostal Studies! It’s so much fun to chat about all things Pentecostal & charismatic with scholar pals. Thanks to the great & good @marciafclarke for the invitation to deliver a plenary address. See you next yr friends!🕊️🔥

Excellent explanation of Paula White-Cain by Leah Payne on BBC Radio 4's 'Sunday' programme (BBC Radio 4 Sunday) this morning. Check it out on BBC Sounds if you missed it. (Also great piece on new Arma Christi found at the Bar Convent in York). #Radio4

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My kind of Sunday: talking about Paula White-Cain, prosperity theology, American celebrity culture, and the scandalous life & times of Aimee Semple McPherson. Thanks to BBC Radio 4 for the invitation! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Thanks to Oxford Academic for inviting me to talk about God Gave Rock & Roll to You. Relient K came up, as did DC Talk, and of course Carman. Theo Calderara, editor extraordinaire - who saw the project through from start to finish - introduced the book!

I could not be prouder of my student Austin Day, who defended his thesis about the Latter Rain Movement today with Dr. Dara Coleby Delgado, PhD as 2nd reader - Austin is one to watch in Pentecostal and charismatic studies!

New England friends, I'll be lecturing on #CCM as the Soundscape of Evangelical Activism in the United States & Beyond at Fairfield University 🦌's 12th Annual American Studies Conference this Friday. Would love to see you there at 7p! fairfieldtoday.fairfield.edu/todayatfairfie…

Thank you to the great Dr Lydia Willsky-Ciollo for inviting me to talk about CCM & evangelical political action at Fairfield University 🦌’s 12th Annual American Studies Conference. One of the best things about the academy is the long friendships you make along the way - ❤️ you, Lydia!

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