Scott M. Marshall

The author makes an extremely thorough and in depth case that Dylan did have a true conversion to become a follower of Christ, which affected and continues to influence his life, his music, his message and his concert performances. He approaches this topic without bias or a preconceived outcome to this question. He examines the songs Dylan wrote in the late 70's and early 80's as well as other songs he has written, recorded and performed throughout the last 30 years after his conversion. He looks at interviews given by Dylan with his answers to questions about his spiritual life, and he also speaks with band members and close friends of Dylan. Most importantly, he also looks at the complexity of the idea that a person can be both Jewish and Christian: the idea that a jew can come to accept that Jesus is the Messiah, choose to follow and believe in Jesus, yet continue to also remain jewish. This something which many people fail to understand. If you are a Bob Dylan fan, you will find information here that is often overlooked by other authors. If you've wondered where Dylan stands spiritually and whether he (as has been reported many times) has renounced Christianity, this book will come as close to answering that question as is possible given Dylan's penchant for avoiding direct answers to questions, preferring to remain enigmatic with his spoken words because of his conviction that his songs deliver the message he has. If Dylan has an overarching philosophy about his career, it is to avoid any and all labels being attached to him or his songs, and the conviction that his destiny is to deliver a message that will influence and impact the lives of people and cause them to ponder, think, and examine life. I recommend this book highly.… (plus d'informations)