{"product_id":"sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell-33-1-3-series-joel-mayward-softcover-book","title":"Sufjan Stevens' Carrie \u0026 Lowell: 33 1\/3 Series: Joel Mayward: Softcover Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoftcover Book | 160 Pages | 6\" X 5\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpon the release of Sufjan Stevens' seventh studio album, \u003ci\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003c\/i\u003e, two divergent groups found themselves as strange bedfellows: the LGBTQIA+ community and American evangelical Christians. Both were united in praise for Stevens' beautifully melancholic music.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritically acclaimed as one of the best albums of 2015, the elegiac and intimate record about the death of Sufjan's estranged mother reflects the musician's own paradoxical posture-\u003ci\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell \u003c\/i\u003eis both sacred \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eprofane, Christian \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003equeer, traditional \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eprogressive, despairing \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e hopeful. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheologian and cultural critic Joel Mayward considers \u003ci\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell \u003c\/i\u003eas a mystical metamodern \u003ci\u003ememento mori\u003c\/i\u003e, Sufjan's symphonic (as opposed to systematic) approach to the questions of mortality, sexuality, and God. Fusing critical observations with personal narrative, Mayward examines the unique audience reception of \u003ci\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell \u003c\/i\u003eand the questions it raises: in a world of division, how might Stevens' affecting music act as a bridge of love between seemingly irreconcilable communities? As \u003ci\u003eCarrie \u0026amp; Lowell \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us of the painful truth that “we're all gonna die,” perhaps it also offers a glimpse of transcendence and hope on this side of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mt-15\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\" id=\"undefined1\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntro: A Sun Came\u003cbr\u003e1 Death with Dignity\u003cbr\u003e2 Should Have Known Better\u003cbr\u003e3 All of Me Wants All of You\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e4 Drawn to the Blood\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e5 Eugene\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e6 Fourth of July\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e7 The Only Thing\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e8 Carrie \u0026amp; Lowell\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e9 John My Beloved\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e10 No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e11 Blue Bucket of Gold\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eOutro: The Greatest Gift\u003cbr tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003ci tabindex=\"-1\"\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\"\u003e\u003ci tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-description__body readmore-toc\"\u003ePublished: Nov 13 2025\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003eEdition: 1st\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798765132760\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 6 x 5 inches\u003cbr\u003eSeries: 33 1\/3\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55855463694658,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/6839\/4562\/files\/9798765132760.jpg?v=1786205928","url":"https:\/\/steadfastrecords.com\/products\/sufjan-stevens-carrie-lowell-33-1-3-series-joel-mayward-softcover-book","provider":"Steadfast Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}