Should I buy One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God

PoPrika · 05-23-2006, 08:42 PM

Has anyone read
One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God by Christian Scharen
and have comments to share?
Thanks,
Erika

tuwie · 05-24-2006, 01:52 AM

haven't read it YET...but plan to. it looks good =)
here's a review/excerpt that i found to be really interesting
http://www.christianitytoday.com/mus...tepcloser.html

PoPrika · 05-24-2006, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the link. I think will pick this book up and maybe drop back in here to discuss.

pattip2000 · 05-24-2006, 10:19 PM

I really liked it, nothing extra special in there, but it did leave me with a few things to think about.

coemgen · 07-10-2006, 01:05 AM

Wow. I haven't heard of this yet. I shall check it out.

Thanks!

nozomi · 07-10-2006, 09:22 PM

It looks interesting.

mandrake · 07-12-2006, 12:46 AM

I just got it the other day and have read about half of it so far. I like what I've read.

44rman · 07-17-2007, 01:26 AM

yeah, i purchased it and have read most of it. It's a pretty good read. It explains how much of U2's work is christianity-based. I was left with a lot of respect for the band and particularly Bono who does pull much inspiration from the bible in his songs. So, get the book!

rihannsu · 07-17-2007, 04:55 PM

It is a very good book and well worth it.

Dana

tiny dancer · 07-21-2007, 06:36 PM

I'm reading it now, and like rihannsu said, it IS well worth it!!!!

last unicorn · 07-30-2007, 08:17 AM

Since there were so many good things said about this book here and I've had interest in it for some time now, I ordered it on Amazon and cannot wait to receive it and start reading. I will let you know my experience with the book as soon as I can say something about it. Thanks for all the information!

U2isthebest · 08-01-2007, 12:20 PM

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Originally posted by last unicorn
Since there were so many good things said about this book here and I've had interest in it for some time now, I ordered it on Amazon and cannot wait to receive it and start reading. I will let you know my experience with the book as soon as I can say something about it. Thanks for all the information!

You'll love it! I've always picked up on a spiritual message in almost every U2 song, but the way he picks up on different angles of that is fascinating. Make sure you let us know how you like it!

gamecockvic · 08-02-2007, 05:38 PM

Just ordered it through Amazon. Only $1.99 plus shipping!

last unicorn · 08-31-2007, 02:34 PM

I've read the book within only a couple of days, that means that I really enjoyed it.

I learned some very interesting new things through this book, which, I think, is well written and researched.

Some passages of the book really touched and moved me and I appreciate the author's sensitive approach to the issue.

It's really good to read and offers amazing insights into the spiritual world of U2. I started to think about a couple of songs differently than I did before, just in the sense that they could have an additional meaning that may have been not so obvious to me before.

nozomi · 09-24-2007, 01:35 AM

never heard of it and haven't ordered it. it sounds relatively inexpensive. blah blah whatever. thanks for the info

wow. and I'm a U2 savvy (relatively speaking) yeah.

05-23-2006, 08:42 PM	#1
PoPrika Babyface Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 21 Local Time: 08:09 PM	Should I buy One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God Has anyone read One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God by Christian Scharen and have comments to share? Thanks, Erika

07-21-2007, 06:36 PM	#10
tiny dancer Blue Crack Supplier Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: small town Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 49,078 Local Time: 01:09 AM	I'm reading it now, and like rihannsu said, it IS well worth it!!!! __________________ Into the heart of a child...

09-24-2007, 01:35 AM	#15
nozomi The Fly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Saint Paul, MN Posts: 46 Local Time: 01:09 AM	wow. never heard of it and haven't ordered it. it sounds relatively inexpensive. blah blah whatever. thanks for the info wow. and I'm a U2 savvy (relatively speaking) yeah.

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05-24-2006, 01:52 AM	#2
tuwie Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: staring at the sun//o.c. Posts: 4,083 Local Time: 06:09 PM	haven't read it YET...but plan to. it looks good =) here's a review/excerpt that i found to be really interesting http://www.christianitytoday.com/mus...tepcloser.html

05-24-2006, 01:30 PM	#3
PoPrika Babyface Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 21 Local Time: 08:09 PM	Thanks for the link. I think will pick this book up and maybe drop back in here to discuss.

05-24-2006, 10:19 PM	#4
pattip2000 New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: VA Posts: 2,829 Local Time: 08:09 PM	I really liked it, nothing extra special in there, but it did leave me with a few things to think about.

07-10-2006, 01:05 AM	#5
coemgen Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Black and White Town Posts: 3,612 Local Time: 07:09 PM	Wow. I haven't heard of this yet. I shall check it out. Thanks!

07-10-2006, 09:22 PM	#6
nozomi The Fly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Saint Paul, MN Posts: 46 Local Time: 01:09 AM	It looks interesting.

07-12-2006, 12:46 AM	#7
mandrake The Fly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: faraway, so close Posts: 277 Local Time: 05:09 PM	I just got it the other day and have read about half of it so far. I like what I've read.

07-17-2007, 01:26 AM	#8
44rman Babyface Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3 Local Time: 01:09 AM	yeah, i purchased it and have read most of it. It's a pretty good read. It explains how much of U2's work is christianity-based. I was left with a lot of respect for the band and particularly Bono who does pull much inspiration from the bible in his songs. So, get the book!

07-17-2007, 04:55 PM	#9
rihannsu Refugee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 1,012 Local Time: 08:09 PM	It is a very good book and well worth it. Dana

07-30-2007, 08:17 AM	#11
last unicorn 100% Bono-gamous Premium Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: the enchanted realm of the purple U2nicorns Posts: 7,167 Local Time: 02:09 AM	Since there were so many good things said about this book here and I've had interest in it for some time now, I ordered it on Amazon and cannot wait to receive it and start reading. I will let you know my experience with the book as soon as I can say something about it. Thanks for all the information!

08-02-2007, 05:38 PM	#13
gamecockvic Babyface Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 17 Local Time: 08:09 PM	Just ordered it through Amazon. Only $1.99 plus shipping!

08-31-2007, 02:34 PM	#14
last unicorn 100% Bono-gamous Premium Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: the enchanted realm of the purple U2nicorns Posts: 7,167 Local Time: 02:09 AM	I've read the book within only a couple of days, that means that I really enjoyed it. I learned some very interesting new things through this book, which, I think, is well written and researched. Some passages of the book really touched and moved me and I appreciate the author's sensitive approach to the issue. It's really good to read and offers amazing insights into the spiritual world of U2. I started to think about a couple of songs differently than I did before, just in the sense that they could have an additional meaning that may have been not so obvious to me before.