Body Piercing Saved My Life is the first in-depth journalistic investigation into a subculture so large that its erroneous to even call it a subculture: Christian rock. Christian rock culture is booming; not only with bands but with extreme teen Bibles; skateboarding ministries; Christian tattoo parlors; paintball parks; coffeehouses; and nightclubs;encouraging kids to form their own communities apart from the mainstream. Profiling such successful Christian rock bands as P.O.D.; Switchfoot; Creed; Evanescence; and Sixpence None the Richer; as well as the phenomenally successful Seattle Christian record label Tooth Nail; enormous Christian rock festivals; and more; Spin journalist Andrew Beaujon lifts the veil on a thriving scene that operates beneath the secular worlds radar. Revealing; sympathetic; and groundbreaking; Body Piercing Saved My Life (named for a popular Christian rock T-shirt depicting Christs wounds) is a fascinating look into the hearts and minds of an enormous; and growing; youth culture.
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