The Gospel According To The Beatles ????

[MrVersatile48]

Today's CT mag has 4 articles related to this new book by Christian writer Steve Turner

This first one says all the Beatles were disillusioned with the formal churches they went to as kids & their spiritual journeys sought secular versions of the Christian values of love, peace, transcendence, etc, during a time of great upheaval & confusion that very much mirrors today:-

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... 19.62.html

Back to link the others..



Ian

 

[MrVersatile48]

This excerpt - John Lennon's 'born-again' phase - tells how, being unable to go out, John became a TV addict who, for a period, loved to watch Christian TV & corresponded with Oral Roberts & contacted Pat Robertson - but how Yoko determined to regain her occult control of his life & he became a 'born-again pagan' & the following spiritual struggle when Bob Dylan became a born-again Christian & made the gospel albums Slow Train Coming, Saved & Shot Of Love - whose strong commitment really challenged John, as he'd always respected Bob:-

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... -22.0.html

Back to link Wicca is a demonic cult of deception/rebellion:-

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=23738

& the other 2 CT articles..

 

[MrVersatile48]

Steve Turner here reviews 2 other books which explored the brief time in the late '70s when John became an avid viewer of televangelists & responded to Pat Robertson's series @ Jesus on Palm Sunday '77:-

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... 34.86.html

Back to link our Christian TV thread:-

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=24248

& the last CT article..

 

[MrVersatile48]

Must go


http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/200 ... -23.0.html

 

[MrVersatile48]

Here's a good, brief review of the book:-

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/ ... &p=1006327

& a CT interview with writer Steve Turner @ myths & popular culture, etc - Amazing myths, how strange the sound:-

http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2003/marchw ... -12.0.html

Back to link an article CT commissioned Steve to write @ Bob Dylan, named after his gospel song Watered Down Love:-

http://www.ctlibrary.com/ct/2001/may21/35.89.html



Ian

 

[MrVersatile48]

More @ Steve Turner books @ pop icons:-

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... 755#314755

Ian

 

[MrVersatile48]

http://www.christianforums.net/viewtopi ... ht=#319761