The Gospel According to the Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. Ranging from quintet to septet, the band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of country, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, rock, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, space rock. The band was ranked 57th in the issue The Greatest Artists of all Time by Rolling Stone magazine and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. The band drew on the teachings of many spiritual traditions as they wrote and performed their songs. The Gospel According the Grateful Dead is a perfect journey for programs that can include educational events, exciting worship, and musical concerts.
Name: The Gospel According to the Grateful Dead
Course Number: SSOL-POP 0023
Course Time: Offline Course (Resources provided below)
Course ID: 00080
Course Days: Offline Course (Resources provided below)
Notes: Explore this music and book to deepen your own spiritual journey and/or utilize them to create an educational event in your own religious community.

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The Gospel and the Grateful Dead
This book examines the linkages between the music and message of the Grateful Dead and the Christian gospel. The Grateful Dead emerged from the San Francisco “hippie” scene in the late 1960s, and offered a message of community and divine encounter. While the Dead drew on the teachings of many spiritual traditions, the band’s ethos echoed quite powerfully the wisdom of Christian Scripture. This reflection examines the ways in which the Grateful Dead embodied Christian teachings in areas of community, praise, and service. The Grateful Dead left an enduring legacy, whose power and longevity stem in significant part from the confluence of values between the Gospel and Grateful Dead.

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