Ex occidente lux? Christians looking to Kanye West for guidance are bound to be disappointed. He is not the sort of nice, respectable person who flatters his audience by saying what it wants to hear – that is, he is not Taylor Swift. Sooner or later, Kanye will declare his independence from the approval of nice Christian people. And good for him when he does.
His new gospel album, Jesus Is King, is precisely about defying worldly authorities. Kanye seeks liberty from lower powers by submitting to a higher one. In doing so, he has unexpectedly become the foremost advocate of the social kingship of Christ. It turns out that Kanye West is a better theologian than many members of the Catholic academy.
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