What a Beautiful Name it is, the Name of Yeezus

Kiri Anne Ryan Stewart
Nov 5 · 5 min read
Photo by John Price on Unsplash

There’s been a lot of talk in Christian circles this week about Kanye West since his latest album, Jesus is King, released late in October. Suddenly, evangelicals and other Christians turned on by any chance to peacock their cultural relevance are lauding Yeezus for bringing millions of listeners to Jesus, perhaps more than even some churches (ya think?). They’re even scolding West’s skeptics with…

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Kiri Anne Ryan Stewart

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