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Religious Nuts, Political Fanatics: U2 in Theological Perspective
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9781597523363
ISBN: 1597523364
Label: Cascade Books
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Cascade Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 95
Publication Date: 2005-11
Publisher: Cascade Books
Studio: Cascade Books
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I have the same feelings about this book that I have for the movie "Million Dollar Hotel" that Bono wrote and Wim Wenders directed. Great idea. Great setup. Not so hot with the execution.
Robert Vagacs is a theological student at the University of Toronto, and a huge U2 fan. This is true of his mentor, Brian Walsh as well. In the foreword, Walsh narrates his own experience of encountering God at a U2 concert. Walsh almost didn't go to the show, as the daughter of close friends lay in ... Read More
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I have read just about every book on U2. This is shorter than gems like 'One Step Closer' or 'Get Up Off Your Knees', but the best by far. The author starts with a little personal insight into his love for U2, and then uses his credible background to spin out well organized, well written chapters on various theological topics in U2. One chapter in particular, "The Babylonian State of Zooropa", was about the most philosophical insight into Bono's lyrics I'd ever read. Ever. It even inspired me to teach ... Read More
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I read One Step Closer first and found it a great book. Easy to read with a lot of insightful commentary.
Then I read this book and just did not like it at all. It reads like a college term paper and is nothing but quotes from other authors. I just don't see how that qualifies as a "new book".
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My first introduction to the 'theology' of U2 and its applicability to modern worship contexts came from the book 'Get Up Off Your Knees : Preaching the U2 Catalog' by Raewynne J. Whiteley. This book is addresses some of the same material, and is a good companion to Whiteley's book.
Vagacs makes the apt point that music of U2's sort is the poetry of the modern age. Adults young and old don't tend to learn poetry, but they do remember song lyrics, and many of these song lyrics contain deep, ... Read More
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Vagacs covers U2 from their early days of "Boy" to their most recent release, "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", and dismantles the meaning behind U2's lyrics in a way I have NEVER read about before. He does it so brilliantly... read on below.
Vagacs easily intertwines the meaning of finding one's self in this world from the idea of orientation, disorientation, and finally reorientation. From U2's first release, "Boy", in 1979, they sing about faith, God, growing up, and spirituality. After this ... Read More
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