Youth Culture Matters - A CPYU Podcast

Episode 74: "Scripture and Popular Music" with Steve Turner

Episode Summary

Author Steve Turner joins the podcast to discuss his book "Turn, Turn, Turn: Popular Songs and Music Inspired by the Bible."

Episode Notes

Plato once said that “music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” While you might argue with the particulars of Plato’s words, you have to agree that music has power. And there’s no question that Scripture has influenced music since the first ever song was penned. Poet, author, and rock music critic Steve Turner knows this to be the case. And in his new book, “Turn, Turn Turn: Popular Songs and Music Inspired By The Bible,” Steve Turner takes an in-depth look at the lyrics and cultural context of 100 of the most popular songs ever written, and how those songs were influenced by the Bible. Stay with us as we talk music and the Bible in this eye-opening and informative episode of Youth Culture Matters.