Blues is absolutely vital to black theological reflection and to the black church's existence. In Black Bodies and the Black Church , author Kelly Douglas Brown develops a blues crossroad theology, which allows the black church to remain true to itself and relevant in black lives.

Introduction: Black Body/Black Church: A Blues Slant PART I: BLUES NOTE 1. Crazy Blues 2. Somebody's Angel Child 3. The Devil's Gonna Get You Blues PART II: BLUES TRUTH 4. "Hear Me Talkin' To Ya" PART III: BLUES CROSSROAD 5. Down at the Crossroads 6. A Crossroads God 7. Black and Blues Church Blues Coda: Back to the Crossroads

KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS is Professor of Religion and the Director of the Religion Program at Goucher College, USA.