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Thanks for checking out our website! Dan is currently working on a book titled The Soul Of Hip Hop: Rims, Timbs & The Theology of A Culture, being published by Inner Varsity Press. The book should be released March 2010! Look for it here on our website to place pre-orders! He is also working on a book dealing with the Gospel message of Tupac Amaru Shakur...keep posted!
Dan White Hodge is a dynamic speaker, scholar, Hip Hop theologian, Tupac Shakur scholar, & racial bridge builder that connects Urban Popular culture (Including but not limited to Hip Hop, Race/ Ethnicity, class, socio-cultural concerns, The Black Church, & The Emergent Urban Church) with daily life events. Dr. White Hodge has been an active member of the Hip Hop Community for over 20 years and continues to not only study the culture from both an academic and practical perspective, but live it as well. His unique perspective on Hip Hop and Theology challenges his audiences to look beyond the "outer surface" and go into the deeper parts of the culture.
Dan's areas of expertise:
- Race, Theology, & the Church
- Hip Hop & the Church
- Theology & Film
- Branding & Consumer Culture
- The Gospels According to Tupac
- 21st Century Youth Culture & Communication
- Eschatological connections in Tupac's Lyrics
- Urban Youth Cognitive Development
- The African American Church within the Black Experience
- Hip Hop Missions
- Hip Hop Theology
- Tupac as a Missionary for Hard Core Urban Youth
- Mentoring within the Hip Hop Matrix
- Gender, Gender Roles & Gender Social Messages
- Urban Planning
