Renowned British music journalist and author Steve Turner surveys the religious and spiritual influence of the Beatles, the band that changed the history of music forever. With new interviews, never-before-published material, and fresh insights, Turner helps the reader understand the religious and spiritual ideas and ideals that influenced the music and lives of the Beatles and helps us see how the Fab Four influenced our own lives and culture.

Topics discussed include the religious upbringing of John, Paul, George, and Ringo; the backlash in the United States after John Lennon's "The Beatles are more popular than Jesus" comment; the dabbling in Eastern religion; the use of drugs to attempt to enter a higher level of consciousness; and the overall legacy that the Beatles and their music have left. While there is no religious system that permanently anchored the Beatles or their music, they did leave a gospel, Turner concludes: one of love, peace, personal freedom, and the search for transcendence.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 08/03/2006
ISBN: 9780664229832
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/15/2006 pg. 67
Christian Retailing 07/03/2006 pg. 60
Booklist 08/01/2006 pg. 25
Library Journal 09/15/2006 pg. 66
Foreword 11/01/2006 pg. 51
Christianity Today 01/01/2007 pg. 62
Foreword 08/19/2009