Book Description
One of the world's leading voices of faith and social activism also happens to be one of its biggest rock groups. The band members drink, smoke and swear — yet a radical biblical agenda and faith fuel their life and work. Welcome to the dichotomy of U2, arguably the greatest rock group on the planet. Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2 explores the questions and controversy surrounding the deep-rooted religious themes of the group's music. It is a spiritual companion to their albums. It exposes the real meaning behind many of their songs and performances. From the group's beginnings at the Shalom Christian fellowship in Dublin all the way through their seeming rebirth on their most recent album, the book brings to light the struggles and triumphs of the band members' Christian faith. How have they kept it so vibrant in the harsh light of the world stage? Have they found what they're looking for? Why has the Church shunned them? Join author Steve Stockman in pouring over more than twenty years of interviews, analysis and insight in an unparalleled quest to answer the burning questions everyone wants to know.


About the Author
Steve Stockman is a Presbyterian minister in Ireland where he works in the chaplaincy at Queen's University in Belfast. He is a regular speaker at conferences and festivals, and has his own radio show on BBC Radio Ulster. He has been using the work of U2 in his sermons and writings for 20 years.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

One of the world's leading voices of faith and social activism also happens to be one of its biggest rock groups. The band members drink, smoke and swear - yet a radical biblical agenda and faith fuel their life and work. Welcome to the dichotomy of U2, arguably the greatest rock group on the planet.

Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2 explores the questions and controversy surrounding the deep-rooted religious themes of the group's music. It is a spiritual companion to their albums. It exposes the real meaning behind many of their songs and performances.

From the group's beginnings at the Shalom Christian fellowship in Dublin all the way through their seeming rebirth on their most recent album, the book brings to light the struggles and triumphs of the band members' Christian faith. How have they kept it so vibrant in the harsh light of the world stage? Have they found what they're looking for? Why has the Church shunned them? Join author Steve Stockman in pouring over more than twenty years of interviews, analysis and insight in an unparalleled quest to answer the burning questions everyone wants to know.

About the Author
Steve Stockman is a Presbyterian minister in Ireland where he works in the chaplaincy at Queen's University in Belfast. He is a regular speaker at conferences and festivals, and has his own radio show on BBC Radio Ulster. He has been using the work of U2 in his sermons and writings for 20 years.