faithasawayoflife: help me with media questions for my book on U2

February 15, 2006

help me with media questions for my book on U2

on my blog chronicling the journey of writing and publishing my book on U2 buried at the bottom of my post, i asked for help but no one took me up on it. let me ask again here. the marketing people at brazos asked me to write myself 10 questions and then answer them, and this will be sent in the media packet to help potential reviewers know what to ask me!

it cracks me up because it would be like, here, ask me my own question. oh, by the way, you already have my answer!

well, there must be some way to have fun with it. if you are willing, post your questions about U2 and faith here or email them to me and I'll write the answer here as well. you can read the intro of my book by going here and downloading it.

anon, and +peace

Feb 15, 2006 8:10:19 PM | arts/culture

3 Comments

questions:

why does an irish rock band speak so relevantly to u.s, people of faith

can you give an example of a u2 song that praeches the Gospel

is bono a conservative or a liberal

would it make a difference if the band's faith was not christian

how has the focus on poverty (thru bono & data) imapcted the band's music

what is your fav u2 song ? concert ? tour

desert island - what u2 album would you take

Posted by: Bob C | February 16, 2006 at 08:27 PM

Well, i can guess the answers, but just to save you the fun/misery of writing your own.

Is U2 really saying anything religious and Christian or just spiritual?

What is U2's understanding of other religions? I am thinking of the Coexist slogan. Is Bono saying all religions are the same?

Has U2's religious lyrics/imagery shifted from the early work to the later?

How does music help capture faith better than other medium of communication? What is unique about this for U2.

by the way, great intro. looking forward to it.

Posted by: Joshua | February 17, 2006 at 06:31 PM

Thanks, bob and joshua. i'm (perhaps unfortunately for some) not going to answer these questions here, but rather on my onestepcloser2u blog. but reallly, thanks for these questions. i've got my ten now, adding yours together. i'm starting with the desert island one tonight.
peace,
chris

Posted by: christian Scharen | February 19, 2006 at 08:52 PM

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