Short description
In this thoughtful look at Bono, the driving force behind the Irish rock band U2, Scharen shows how the band members are marked by the Christian faith of their backgrounds, and explores the band's music's honest spiritual questioning.
Long description
U2 is widely hailed as the greatest rock and roll band in the world, and lead singer Bono is often seen in the media touting humanitarian goals. Now Christian Scharen provides a thoughtful look at the driving force behind the band. Bono and other band members are marked by the Christian faith of their Irish backgrounds. Scharen reflects on how U2 fits within the longer Christian tradition of voices that point us to the cross, to Jesus, and to the power of God's ways in the world as he explores the music's honest spiritual questioning. Music lovers, pastors, and anyone on the path to God will value this book.