God, parts 1, 2, and 3  Michael Gilmour, who published an
article some time ago about U2 and Jeremiah, has an interesting
post up at HuffPo comparing U2's 1988 response to John Lennon's
"God" to Larry Norman's 1993 response.  This is a cool topic to
explore. Excerpt: Lennon subsumes all religion and all religious
experience without distinction under that catchall concept he
labels God, and blurs sacred texts, practices and beliefs with
human celebrity and the accolades afforded to them, whether rock
stars (Elvis, Zimmerman [= Dylan], Beatles) or politicians
(Hitler, Kennedy). This may explain why U2, rather unexpectedly,
does not use the term "God" at all in their song, apart from the
title. Bono refuses to group all religion together or mingle
sacred language with reverence for renowned individuals. U2's
God song offers instead a far more nuanced understanding of the
Divine, which includes a theological particularity absent from
Lennon's lyrics.  No comments: