Abstract
Evangelical worship songs are of increasing significance in the churches in Britain. They have developed as a popular religious expression. Understandings of popular music within cultural studies may be used to read this popular religious culture. Using the work of Lawrence Grossberg, a theory of worship as affective alliance is developed. Affect locates meaning in the space between production and consumption. From a survey of popular writing within the charismatic movement, patterns of relationship between production and consumption are observed. These are read through Grossberg’s theories of meaning in popular music. It is argued that such a reading allows a nuanced understanding of contemporary worship music.
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