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WJK Radio 25: Michael J. Gilmour on the Spirituality of Bob Dylan

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. Scholar and longtime fan Michael J. Gilmour discusses Dylan’s spiritual mystique in this month's episode. His new book, The Gospel according to Bob Dylan: The Old, Old Story for Modern Times, is now available, and can be purchased at 40% OFF from The Thoughtful Christian. 

Michael J. Gilmour is Associate Professor of New Testament and English Literature at Providence College in Manitoba, Canada. He is the author of Gods and Guitars: Seeking the Sacred in Post-1960s Popular Music and editor of Call Me the Seeker: Listening to Religion in Popular Music.

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Related Resources:

Rodney Clapp, Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction

Greg Garrett, We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2

Steve Turner, The Gospel according to the Beatles

Jeffrey B. Symynkywicz, The Gospel according to Bruce Springsteen 

 

Music Credit:

“Shadows,” by David LaMotte

WJK Radio 24: Don McKim Responds to Presbyterian Questions

Popular Presbyterian author and editor Don McKim joins us to discuss More Presbyterian Questions, More Presbyterian Answers: Exploring Christian Faith. This follow-up to the Geneva Press best seller is a study-friendly guide that articulates the basic tenets of the faith and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about being a Presbyterian.

Donald K. McKim is Executive Editor for Westminster John Knox Press. McKim has served as Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at Memphis Theological Seminary and as Professor of Theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in Iowa. He is the author or editor of over twenty-five books.
 

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Related Resources:

Donald K. McKim, Presbyterian Beliefs: A Brief Introduction 

Louis B. Weeks, To Be a Presbyterian, Revised Edition 

Ted V. Foote Jr. and P. Alex Thornburg, Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt: A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Parents, & Other Confused Presbyterians

Music Credit:

“Shadows,” by David LaMotte