Greg Garrett sits down with KUT Radio in Austin, Texas, to discuss the reasons for the decline in contemporary church membership. He offers "Christianity 2.0" as an alternative to traditional Christianity, outlined in his book The Other Jesus: Rejecting a Religion of Fear for the God of Love.
The Sunday Forum: Critical Issues in the Light of Faith The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III, host
How is our faith being articulated through popular culture? What are the messages that are getting across?
Join Dean Sam Lloyd and author Greg Garrett as they explore the ways that Christian faith is articulated in popular culture, from movies to the music of U2.
Listen to Greg Garrett's interview on Q (Canadian Broadcasting System) from yesterday morning about his new book "We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2"
Listen to Greg Garrett's interview about his new book "We Get to Carry Each Other: the Gospel According to U2" with hosts from KWBU FM in Austin, Texas. Audio file used with permission. Baylor professor's book focuses on faith messages in U2 music
This is the Q&A portion of the book launch of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2 by Greg Garrett. It occurred at Carmichael's Bookstore in Louisville, KY on July 17, 2009. This video includes Greg Garrett leading a discussion and Q & A session of his new book We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2. Who among us has not experienced hearing a song that moved us deeply, that spoke to us in a truly spiritual way? Millions of fans around the world have found that inspiration in the music of U2, arguably the biggest band in the world today. Now comes this engaging and informative examination of the spirituality that drives the band and its music. Garrett, who interviewed the fledgling band on their second U.S. tour, takes us from their upbringing in Ireland, to their dominance over the music scene in the early 1990s, and then to their role as spiritual ambassadors to post-9/11 America. Throughout we get a picture of the spirituality that flows out of U2's music and how their influence has spread beyond music into issues such as AIDS activism, debt relief for developing nations, and the crisis in Darfur.
This is the book launch of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2 by Greg Garrett. It occurred at Carmichael's Bookstore in Louisville, KY on July 17, 2009. This video includes Greg Garrett leading a discussion and Q & A session of his new book We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2. Who among us has not experienced hearing a song that moved us deeply, that spoke to us in a truly spiritual way? Millions of fans around the world have found that inspiration in the music of U2, arguably the biggest band in the world today. Now comes this engaging and informative examination of the spirituality that drives the band and its music. Garrett, who interviewed the fledgling band on their second U.S. tour, takes us from their upbringing in Ireland, to their dominance over the music scene in the early 1990s, and then to their role as spiritual ambassadors to post-9/11 America. Throughout we get a picture of the spirituality that flows out of U2's music and how their influence has spread beyond music into issues such as AIDS activism, debt relief for developing nations, and the crisis in Darfur.
Greg Garrett is the author of The Other Jesus: Rejecting a Religion of Fear for a God of Love,We Get to Carry Each Other, The Gospel According to Hollywood, and other titles.