Episode 106: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 2 of 4)

We kick off 2025 with the continuation of our lengthy exploration of John Lennon's religious, spiritual and philosophical journey. Part 2 starts with more of John and the Beatles' general beliefs about the world before starting a chronology of the Beatle years from the particular perspective of Steve Turner's book 'The Gospel According To The Beatles' We go back to John's Sunday School grounding and his always ambivalent attitude to Jesus Christ and the religion he spawned, through the school years, his 'religious' (so to speak) devotion to rock and roll, Stu and Astrid, Hamburg, existentialism and finally the freedom-loving philosophy and behaviour of the Beatlemania-era foursome in 1963 and 64. Ref- the intro clips come from John Lennon's Playboy interviews shortly before his death in 1980. The outro song is by 'The Fab Four' Beatles tribute band Enjoy! 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) Jon Stewart's book 'Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God' Steve Turner's 'A Hard Day's Write' book episode links Royston Ellis on the 1960 Beatles The original 'Beatnik Horror' article from 1960 Jude Kessler on John & Stu's relationship ('Pop Goes The 60s' channel) 'Angry Young Men at the Kitchen Sink' (linking 2 genres) Existentialism Did Lewis Carroll's migraines inspire his 'Alice' books? 'Looking For Lennon' documentary 'The Art & Music of John Lennon' by Peter Doggett The religious views of The Beatles Liverpool's Anglican cathedral

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This episode is 01:20:23 long.

This episode was published on Jan 7, 2025.

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