Jennifer Knapp and “Kansas” No Longer Fit

Thoughts on Knapp's re-release of her 1998 CCM classic

Released in 1998, Jennifer Knapp’s Kansas may not be the most famous Contemporary Christian Music album, but it should be counted as among the best. It is certainly the one I played through its entirety the most as a college student and the one I return to most as an adult.

There’s an honesty about brokenness and a yearning for God. Knapp draws deeply fr…