Bibliograph

The Gospel and the Grateful Dead, The Rev. Dr. Pitman B. Potter

Type

Label

The Gospel and the Grateful Dead, The Rev. Dr. Pitman B. Potter

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Gospel and the Grateful Dead

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

The Rev. Dr. Pitman B. Potter

Summary

This book examines the linkages between the music and message of the Grateful Dead and the Christian gospel. The Grateful Dead emerged from the San Francisco hippie scene in the late 1960s, and offered a message of community and divine encounter. While the Dead drew on the teachings of many spiritual traditions, the bands ethos echoed quite powerfully the wisdom of Christian Scripture. This reflection examines the ways in which the Grateful Dead embodied Christian teachings in areas of community, praise, and service. The Grateful Dead left an enduring legacy, whose power and longevity stem in significant part from the confluence of values between the Gospel and Grateful Dead

Target audience

adult

Contributor