The Gospel According to the Beatles
Author: Steve Turner
Publisher: Westminster John Knox
ISBN: 0664229832
254 pages, hardcover
In this book, Steve Turner, Christian and rock journalist, takes the reader down the long and winding road of the spiritual wanderings of the Beatles from Lennon’s controversial comment about Jesus Christ through their flirtations with LSD, the great Bob Dylan, and the Maharishi through to their post-Beatles solo careers. Turner, who interviewed the Fab Four in 1969 and has written on the group before, tells a fascinating story, highlighting how they changed from a straightforward rock ‘n’ roll band into the group that produced such cultural landmarks as Revolver and Sgt Pepper. Ulitmately a sad tale of unfufilled promise and disastrous spiritual near-misses — Lennon’s post-Beatles interest in Christianity is particularly poignant — this is rock journalism at its best; and a great example of Christian interaction with popular culture. A must-read for anyone interested in The Beatles or the history of popular music. - Carl R. Trueman, Professor of Historical Theology and Church History, Acting Dean of Faculty, Westminster Theological Seminary
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