Since the early 1960s, music fans have found Bob Dylan's spirituality fascinating, and many of them have identified Dylan as a kind of spiritual guru. This book, written by a scholar who is a longtime fan, examines Dylan's mystique, asking why audiences respond to him as a spiritual guide. This book reveals Bob Dylan as a major twentieth- and twenty-first-century religious thinker with a body of relevant work that goes far beyond a handful of gospel albums.
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During a Bob Dylan concert at the Royal Albert Hall in the mid-'60s, a heckler in the audience shouted "Judas!" at the performer. Few musicians, however, have stayed as loyal to their vocation as Bob Dylan, according to Gilmour (Gods and Guitars), an associate professor of New Testament and English at Providence College in Manitoba, Canada. Gilmour has written much about rock music, and his perspective is always fresh and intelligent. Dylan is a fertile subject for theological analysis since the musician has never shied away from biblical and other religious imagery in his songs. The author states that listeners are going to bring to Dylan's songs their personal religious experience and find within Dylan the man and Dylan the musician what they desire to discover, including spiritual significance. The author digs into Dylan's life story and, as a true fan himself, captures the genuine love that fans hold for the music icon. Gilmour's approach to the subject transcends simplistic theological analysis of songs and does much to enhance the academic credibility of pop culture studies. Fans of Dylan and rock music in general will be pleased with this treatment of a living legend. (Feb.)
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"In the fifty years since Bob Dylan became Bob Dylan, his music has been asking hard questions--and finding powerful answers--about life, love, faith, and justice. Now Michael Gilmour faithfully listens to and thoughtfully writes about Dylan in a way that brings those powerful answers to life. {i>The Gospel according to Bob Dylan is a book for anyone who knows good music can teach us about what really matters." Greg Garrett, author of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2 and The Other Jesus
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Michael Gilmour teaches English and biblical literature at Providence University College in Manitoba, Canada. His current research and writing interests include religion and the Bible in/and culture, and animals and animal ethics in theological perspective. He is also writing a zombie novel in his spare time.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Christilles
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This is a thoughtful and well-researched exploration of the Biblical inspirations for many of Bob Dylan's songs. Gilmour is an excellent scholar who makes use of a number of sources to bring to light connections between Dylan's work and both the Old and New Testaments. This is an important contribution to Dylan scholarship.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Ramblin' Ray
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It took me a while to read, which is par for me, but i'd highly recommend this book. There are not a lot of imposing theological presuppositions here, but some clear insights and worthwhile provocations.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Making some sense out of the spiritual quest of the enigma, Dylan. The new, modern and unique is really a re-telling of an ancient story, re-lived by many through the ages.
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