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Finding Spirituality in Contemporary Mainstream Pop Music

The universal language of popular music plays an important spiritual role in in our world by filling a void, inspiring hope and even providing moral guidance and wisdom in times of tragedy and confusion. From Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder to the Eagles and Peter Gabriel, mainstream popular music offers a wide spectrum of spiritual inspiration...

Being a life-long musician and living the life of a journeyman for many years, I might be a little "over passionate" about the significance of music to the “Average Joe” but do believe pop music pervades our lives and culture and cannot be dismissed as merely disposable ear candy.

Please read the PDF (linked below) for an illuminating look at the spiritual side to pop music.

PDF icon Sensing the Sacred in the Secular
(Printable PDF for offline review)

Spirituality Slide Show (opens in new pop-up window)
(Original photo montages custom-crafted for each of the songs listed.
NOTE: No music is included—this is strictly a "visual" accompaniment.)

Read PDF for further info...

PDF icon Songlists

NOTE:
You can copy and paste texts as needed directly from the PDF to place as keywords in Google or Yahoo Search. You can find lyrics to many of the selected songs posted online.

What is Spirituality?

Country legend Emmylou Harris sums it up best:
“The thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, but only seekers will find it. Just the act of searching is sometimes the end in itself."

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