R&B Theology: "As" by Stevie Wonder

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Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 4 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Episode Description: Why did God give us music? Have you ever thought about this question? What’s the purpose of music? Why does it matter, and what does theology have to do with music? Join Christina and Ekemini at the table as they converse about these questions via Stevie Wonder’s classic and legendary song, “As.” They discuss the deep theological content of As and talk about the other questions people often ask these days: “Is R&B music dead?” If not, what’s missing from it? Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

Article referenced in this episode: Where did the love go? In today’s black pop music, love songs are harder to find: https://andscape.com/features/where-did-the-love-go-in-todays-black-pop-music-love-songs-are-harder-to-find/

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0:00.0	This episode of Truth's Table is brought to you by our N-AACP Image Award nominated book,
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0:14.0	Sisters, how y'all feel?
0:16.1	Brothers, y'all all right?
0:17.8	If this is your first time at Truth's Table, welcome to the table. And if you've been sitting at the table with us all these years, we are so grateful that you have been listening to us through these years, and we are inviting you to partner with us and support our work at patreon.com slash Truth Table. Now pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. Hey y'all. Welcome to Truth's Table,
0:39.0	Midwiser Culture for Grace and Truth. I'm McKemone. And I'm Christina. This table is built by black
0:43.6	women and four black women. So welcome to the table. See, how you doing? I'm doing pretty good.
0:49.1	You know, I think, I'm trying to ask myself that question sincerely. How are you doing? Good. I'm trying to ask myself that question sincerely.
0:55.0	How are you doing?
0:56.0	Good.
0:57.0	I'm excited about what we're about to talk about.
0:59.0	Hello.
1:00.0	Hey.
1:01.0	So the topic on the table on the table y'all is, well, it's a movie.
1:05.0	It's a, the top, the title is fluid.
1:08.0	Okay.
1:09.0	So that's good. Oh, well, we are talking about. pre-studio problems. This is pre-production problems. Exactly. And then it comes back. We go, you know, let's title lit this. But anyway, right now our working title, let me say, our working title and topic on the table is, is R&B dead, evolving, or is it still alive but just looking a little different
1:32.0	from one rhythm and blues is that what you're referring to rhythm and blues the conversation has
1:36.5	changed quite a bit there's always been that you know and I think this often comes up even
1:41.3	with hip-hop is hip-hop dead you know I'm I'm saying, yes. You know, but are me, is it dead? And, you know, or there are definitely, it is that. There's nothing out there. The groups aren't there. The groups aren't grouping the way they used to. The groups are. You know, all these things. But then there's kind of, no, there's just a little bit of resurgent. there's the... How much does this have to do with like what generation you now find yourself in?
2:03.5	Exactly.
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