The authors of the essays in this book have made a valuable contribution to an appreciation of the relationship of Christian faith to rock-in-roll. Featured are subjects such as Kurt Vile, Flannery O’Connor, Taylor Swift and Benedict XVI.
‘Walk the Line’: How rock music gives surprising expression to the spiritual
‘Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story,’ streaming, Netflix
A purported documentary infused with fictitious elements, the fascinating, evocative and revelatory film is currently streaming on Netflix.
‘Parallel biography’ of Father Merton, Bob Dylan offers unique insights
Author Robert Hudson is a recognized Bob Dylan scholar and a member of the International Thomas Merton Society, and here is his starting point: “Although (Father Thomas Merton and Bob Dylan) lived their lives a thousand miles apart, their souls were next-door neighbors.”
Poet and pope — or laureate and saint
Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Some folks would have much preferred someone else had won. To others, it’s a welcome recognition of his lyric gifts.