We Get to Carry Each Other
The Gospel according to U2
1st Edition
Published on 8. July 2009
150 pages
978-1-61164-060-1 (ISBN)
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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.
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Greg Garrett is the author of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2; The Gospel according to Hollywood; Holy Superheroes! Revised and Expanded Edition: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film; and Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief. He is a novelist, a professor of English at Baylor University, the writer-inresidence at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, and a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal Church.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword: Brian McLaren
- Introduction: The Gospel according to U2
- 1. Belief
- 2. Communion
- 3. Social Justice
- Conclusion: Ten Spiritual Lessons from U2
- Afterword: No Line on the Horizon
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
