About Man and God and Law

About Man and God and Law is the story of how Bob Dylan sparked a revolution of the spirit and why it matters today.

Many of our assumptions about empathy, sensual pleasure, and the essence of work, community, country, race, and the divine have germinated in Bob Dylan's need to know what's blowing in the wind and how it feels. Tracing his work and vision through themes that have shaped religious and cultural history for millennia, Stephen Daniel Arnoff uncovers how Bob Dylan has re-enchanted ancient questions of meaning and purpose throughout popular culture, inspiring a pantheon of prophetic musicians along the way. This field guide to Dylan's spiritual wisdom aims to make good on the promise that if we look closely enough at his body of work—precisely at a moment when the world we thought we knew seems like uncharted territory—we can open up our eyes to see not only where we really are, but where we need to go.

Auteur

Stephen Daniel Arnoff illuminates the intersection of rock and roll and religion, offering both the casual and the committed a new gospel of popular culture. His teaching, lectures, writing, podcasts, and appearances seek out the sacred in music, film, and literature in order to place today's imagination in context of the wisdom of the ages. He has contributed to anthologies on Bob Dylan (Dylan at Play) and Bruce Springsteen (Reading the Boss) and hosts Bob Dylan: About Man & God & Law on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Ohio born, performing in clubs for a decade, and holding a doctorate in Midrash Scriptural Interpretation, Stephen lives in Jerusalem, where he is CEO of the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, after serving in senior leadership roles at the 92nd Street Y, the 14th Street Y, and Shalem College. Find out more at www.mangodlaw.com. Stephen resides in Jerusalem.