Religious Nuts Political Fanatics U2 In Theological Perspective

Author : Robert G. Vagacs
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725242661

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Religious Nuts, Political Fanatics: U2 in Theological Perspective by Robert G. Vagacs Pdf

Weaving the threads of U2's lyrics, scripture, and theology into one cord, this book tracks the Irish rock band's theological insights and perspectives through their poetry. Along this lyrical path we encounter the characters of the Drowning Man, the Wanderer, and the Sojourner. Though seemingly different, they are one and the same, and they represent each of us. If you're a U2 fan, a theologian, or both, "Religious Nuts, Political Fanatics: U2 in Theological Perspective" will offer a different angle of popular culture and theology.

Author : Robert G. Vagacs
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597523363

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Religious Nuts, Political Fanatics: U2 in Theological Perspective by Robert G. Vagacs Pdf

Weaving the threads of U2's lyrics, scripture, and theology into one cord, this book tracks the Irish rock band's theological insights and perspectives through their poetry. Along this lyrical path we encounter the characters of the Drowning Man, the Wanderer, and the Sojourner. Though seemingly different, they are one and the same, and they represent each of us. If you're a U2 fan, a theologian, or both, Religious Nuts, Political Fanatics: U2 in Theological Perspective will offer a different angle of popular culture and theology.

Author : Scott Calhoun
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781350032552

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U2 and the Religious Impulse by Scott Calhoun Pdf

U2 and the Religious Impulse examines indications in U2's music and performances that the band work at conscious and subconscious levels as artists who focus on matters of the spirit, religious traditions, and a life guided by both belief and doubt. U2 is known for a career of stirring songs, landmark performances and for its interest in connecting with fans to reach a higher power to accomplish greater purposes. Its success as a rock band is unparalleled in the history of rock 'n' roll's greatest acts. In addition to all the thrills one would expect from entertainers at this level, U2 surprises many listeners who examine its lyrics and concert themes by having a depth of interest in matters of human existence more typically found in literature, philosophy and theology. The multi-disciplinary perspectives presented here account for the durability of U2's art and offer informed explanations as to why many fans of popular music who seek a connection with a higher power find U2 to be a kindred spirit. This study will be of interest to scholars and students of religious studies and musicology, interested in religion and popular music, as well as religion and popular culture more broadly.

Author : Scott D. Calhoun
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780810881570

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Exploring U2 by Scott D. Calhoun Pdf

Exploring U2: Is This Rock 'n' Roll? features new writing in the growing field of U2 studies. In keeping with U2's own efforts to remove barriers that have long prevented dialogue for understanding and improving the human experience, this collection of essays covers such disciplines as literature, music, philosophy, and theology.

Author : Steven R. Harmon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606088654

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Ecumenism Means You, Too by Steven R. Harmon Pdf

"... at once profound and straightforward, deeply reflected yet highly accessible, theologically rich yet directly practical...a source of wisdom to be absorbed into the life-blood of each of our widely differing communities for their mutual enrichment... a superbly inviting and practical manifestation of what has come to be referred to as Receptive Ecumenism."---Paul D. Murray Durham University, UK --

Author : Alan McPherson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781442249349

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The World and U2 by Alan McPherson Pdf

The Irish rock band U2, and especially its frontman Bono, are among the most effective activists ever. U2 has convinced wealthy governments to forgive tens of billions of dollars in loans while spreading its activist messages to billions of people, helping save millions of lives. So how did four boys from one of the poorest countries in the West achieve this? Who and what influenced them? What strategies did they use to succeed as much as they did as activists, and how did those strategies change over time? In particular, how did lead singer Bono make the leap into superstar lobbying? And, with so much attention on him, how has he handled critics who have taken to task his work on behalf of developing countries? In The World and U2: One Band’s Remaking of Global Activism, Alan McPherson trains a historian’s eye on the evolution and influence of the band’s activism from its formation in 1976 to its most recent album and concert tour. Throughout its nearly four decades, the band has held up a mirror to the increasing selfishness in the world while at the same time working to fill the void left by those who have abandoned the world’s poor to their plight. From raising awareness about war and human rights in the 1980s to engaging in direct action in the 1990s to moving mountains of cash for the planet’s poorest in the twenty-first century, the band, and especially Bono, have both raised the bar and set the example for other celebrity activists. But it is also a success that has brought a greater scrutiny to bear on U2’s activism and initiated a healthy debate about the merits of Western development aid. The World and U2: One Band’s Remaking of Global Activism tells this story of U2’s successful storming of the world’s philanthropic stage. It will enchant the band’s fans, engage its critics, and offer lessons—and warnings—to activists seeking to change things for the better.

Author : Chad E. Seales
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780271086279

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Religion Around Bono by Chad E. Seales Pdf

For many, U2’s Bono is an icon of both evangelical spirituality and secular moral activism. In this book, Chad E. Seales examines the religious and spiritual culture that has built up around the rock star over the course of his career and considers how Bono engages with that religion in his music and in his activism. Looking at Bono and his work within a wider critique of white American evangelicalism, Seales traces Bono’s career, from his background in religious groups in the 1970s to his rise to stardom in the 1980s and his relationship with political and economic figures, such as Jeffrey Sachs, Bill Clinton, and Jesse Helms. In doing so, Seales shows us a different Bono, one who uses the spiritual meaning of church tradition to advocate for the promise that free markets and for-profits will bring justice and freedom to the world’s poor. Engaging with scholarship in popular culture, music, religious studies, race, and economic development, Seales makes the compelling case that neoliberal capitalism is a religion and that Bono is its best-known celebrity revivalist. Engagingly written and bitingly critical, Religion Around Bono promises to transform our understanding of the rock star’s career and advocacy. Those interested in the intersection of rock music, religion, and activism will find Seales’s study provocative and enlightening.

Author : Don Cusic
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9798216065562

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music by Don Cusic Pdf

The first comprehensive overview of contemporary inspirational music, covering its historical roots and dramatic growth into one of America's most vital music genres. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship is the first comprehensive reference work on a form of American music that is far more popular than nonfans may realize. It fills a major gap in the literature on American music and Christian culture, looking at this increasingly popular genre in the context of the overall history of religious music in the United States. With over 200 entries, The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music covers important performers and industry figures, songs and albums, concerts and festivals, the rise of Christian radio and television, and other issues related to the growth of inspirational music. Scholars and fans alike will find a wealth of revealing information and insightful coverage illustrating the influence of gospel on modern American music with musicians such as Elvis, Sam Cooke, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and U2.The work also examines the use of fundamental rock, pop, and rap music templates in the service of songs of faith.

Author : Timothy D. Neufeld
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781442249400

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U2 by Timothy D. Neufeld Pdf

U2’s significant career far exceeds that of most average successful rock bands, with a prolific output of thirteen well-received studio albums and a sometimes relentless touring schedule. The band is famous for uniquely drawing together music, art, faith, and activism, all within a lucrative career that has given each of these elements an unusual degree of social and cultural resonance. Broad-minded musically and intellectually, U2’soutput is thematically rich, addressing a slew of topics, from questions of faith to anxieties about commercialism to outright political statements. With one of the largest fan bases in the history of rock music, U2 and their work require contextualization and exploration. In U2: Rock ’n’ Roll to Change the World, Timothy D. Neufeld takes up this challenge. Neufeld explores U2’s move from the youthful idealism of a band barely able to play instruments through its many phases of artistic expression and cultural engagement to its employment of faith and activism as a foundation for its success. This book outlines how U2 reshaped the very musical and even political culture that had originally shaped it, demonstrating through close readings of its musical work the dynamic interplay of artistic expression and social engagement.

Author : Roger Chapman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2878 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317473503

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Culture Wars by Roger Chapman Pdf

The term "culture wars" refers to the political and sociological polarisation that has characterised American society the past several decades. This new edition provides an enlightening and comprehensive A-to-Z ready reference, now with supporting primary documents, on major topics of contemporary importance for students, teachers, and the general reader. It aims to promote understanding and clarification on pertinent topics that too often are not adequately explained or discussed in a balanced context. With approximately 640 entries plus more than 120 primary documents supporting both sides of key issues, this is a unique and defining work, indispensable to informed discussions of the most timely and critical issues facing America today.

Author : Laura Hidalgo-Downing,Blanca Kraljevic Mujic
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261212

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Performing Metaphoric Creativity across Modes and Contexts by Laura Hidalgo-Downing,Blanca Kraljevic Mujic Pdf

The creative potentiality of metaphor is one of the central themes in research on creativity. The present volume offers a space for the interdisciplinary discussion of the relationship between metaphor and creativity by focusing on (re)contextualization across modes and socio-cultural contexts and on the performative dimension of creative discourse practices. The volume brings together insights from Conceptual Metaphor Theory, (Critical) Discourse approaches to metaphor and Multimodal discourse analysis. Creativity as a process is explored in how it emerges in the flow of experience when talking about or reacting to creative acts such as dance, painting or music, and in subjects’ responses to advertisements in experimental studies. Creativity as product is explored by analyzing the choice, occurrence and patterning of creative metaphors in various types of (multimodal and multisensorial) discourses such as political cartoons, satire, films, children’s storybooks, music and songs, videos, scientific discourse, architectural reviews and the performance of classical Indian rasa.

Author : H. Wayne House
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736923217

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The Jesus Who Never Lived by H. Wayne House Pdf

Jesus asked no more profound question than this one that He posed to His disciples. He asks that same question of you today. But how can anyone know for certain who Jesus is when confronted with so many different views of Him? Is He: the good but powerless Jesus of world religions? the "less than fully God" Jesus of the cults of Christianity? the mystical and even sensual Jesus of Hollywood and popular media?

Author : H. Martinus Kuitert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0598099506

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Everything Is Politics But Politics in Not Everything by H. Martinus Kuitert Pdf

Author : H. Martinus Kuitert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Christianity and politics
ISBN : 0334004187

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Everything is Politics But Politics is Not Everything by H. Martinus Kuitert Pdf

Author : Greg Garrett
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611640601

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We Get to Carry Each Other by Greg Garrett Pdf

Who among us has not experienced hearing a song that moved us deeply, that spoke to us in a truly spiritual way? Millions of fans around the world have found that inspiration in the music of U2, arguably the biggest band in the world today. This engaging and informative book examines the spirituality that drives U2, a band whose influence has spread far beyond music and whose songs encourage listeners to put their faith into action for the sake of the poor and marginalized.