Episode 105: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 1 of 4)

We end Glass Onion's 6 th year with the start of another multi-part series, the first 4-parter in the history of the podcast. Using (mostly) the John Lennon parts from Steve Turner's excellent 2006 book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles', we trace our hero's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey through its many twists and turns in his intense four-decade ride through life. Antony also comments on his own journey in these areas, some of which overlaps with that of John Lennon and The Beatles. Part 1 looks at the first two chapters of Steve's book, focusing a lot on the 'Bigger Than Jesus' controversy of 1966. This is preceded by an attempt to lay some groundwork for this series by defining 'religion' and 'spirituality' and pondering what the differences (if any) between them are. There are multiple audio clips at the start to help us along, and you will find many useful web links in the show notes below Enjoy! And see you in January 2025 for part 2. Best wishes from Antony Feedback to glassonionpod@yahoo.com Support the show at OR Facebook page Twitter handle Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media) episode links Steve Turner's book Jon Stewart's book 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God' Steve and Jon on the 'Unbelievable ?' podcast John defends 'Bigger Than Jesus' in Chicago Brian Epstein speaks about the controversy John Lennon- God 'video' Andrew Hickey's podcast on the Beatles in 1966-67 (including 'Bigger Than Jesus') Beatles interviews database Joe Goodden's superb book on the Beatles and drugs 'The Rest Is History' podcast about Jesus's existence (2 parts) John Cleese and Michael Palin defend 'The Life of Brian' in 1979 Band Aid 40 th anniversary documentary William Mann 'oustanding composers' article in The Times in 1963

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This episode was published on Dec 16, 2024.

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