Bibliograph

Trains, Jesus, and murder, the Gospel according to Johnny Cash, Richard Beck

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Label

Trains, Jesus, and murder, the Gospel according to Johnny Cash, Richard Beck

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Trains, Jesus, and murder

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Richard Beck

Sub title

the Gospel according to Johnny Cash

Summary

"Saints and sinners, all jumbled up together." That's the genius of Johnny Cash, and that's what the gospel is ultimately all about. Johnny Cash sang about and for people on the margins. He famously played concerts in prisons, where he sang both murder ballads and gospel tunes in the same set. It's this juxtaposition between light and dark, writes Richard Beck, that makes Cash one of the most authentic theologians in memory. In Trains, Jesus, and Murder, Beck explores the theology of Johnny Cash by investigating a dozen of Cash's songs. In reflecting on Cash's lyrics, and the passion with which he sang them, we gain a deeper understanding of the enduring faith of the Man in Black

Target audience

adult

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