"The faith of artists and individuals who grew up and live in inner-city environments and deal with the same kind of tempations and demons (i.e. drugs, sex and violence) is very authentic. That type of faith cannot be comprehended by middle-class or upper-middle-class Christians because the type of saving that needs to take place is not one exclusively spiritual. In fact, it cannot even be comprehended by most Christians because it is not draped in false piety.
The type of faith exhibited by these individuals is very rugged and, according to Dr. Daniel White Hodge, their theology engages, ‘The profane, the secular, and the sacred - an area frightening to those still etched and stooped in the hallways of simplistic and ‘milk’ theological paradigms.’"
— Ryan Herring, online article in ‘Red Letter Christians'
