One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God
by Christian Scharen
Book Summary Information
Author: Christian ScharenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-01
ISBN: 1587431696
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Brazos Press
Book Reviews of One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God
Book Review: Insights abound - for both U2's music and the gospel
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't put this book down. Am a self-confessed U2 nut (which of course renders all comments entirely and gloriously partial), but also someone who is passionate about theology and truth. This book provides plenty of insights into both. Particularly helpful was Scharen's analysis of U2's theological worldview in terms of Luther's Theology of the Cross. This seemed to me pretty convincing - especially because it chimes so closely with Bono's frequent rejection of the hypocrisies of Christian 'religion' and the latter's assumption that we can have unwavering certainties about everything (without embracing or engaging with the pain, doubts and questions that we find in OT wisdom literature like the Psalms and Ecclesiastes).
Full of research - Scharen is thorough in background study, including hundreds of sometimes obscure interviews with Bono and other members of the band - this is a really good book to stretch the mind and warm the heart. I'd even suggest that it is the sort of book that one could confidently lend to a thoughtful non-believing U2 fan.
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