Man in Black

The term "beat" had a layered meaning for the Beat Generation. For Jack Kerouac it referenced underworld slang and meant feeling beat down and downtrodden. The beat movement also had deep influence from jazz music, so others tied it to that genre's creativity, unconventionality, and improvisation with musical beat. Others joked that they marched to the beat of a different … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Centers Around the Beaten Down and the Beatitudes