Trains, Jesus, and Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cash

by Richard Beck

Book Overview

"Saints and sinners, all jumbled up together." That's the genius of Johnny Cash, and that's what the gospel is ultimately all about.

Johnny Cash sang about and for people on the margins. He famously played concerts in prisons, where he sang both murder ballads and gospel tunes in the same set. It's this juxtaposition between light and dark, writes Richard Beck, that makes Cash one of the most authentic theologians in memory.

In Trains,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506433766
• ISBN13: 9781506433769
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"