Who among us has not experienced hearing a song that moved us deeply, that spoke to us in a truly spiritual way? Millions of fans around the world have found that inspiration in the music of U2, arguably the biggest band in the world today. Now, on the heels of their latest studio album No Line on the Horizon, comes this engaging and informative examination of the spirituality that drives the band and its music. The author, who as a teen interviewed the fledgling band on their second U.S. tour, takes us from their upbringing in Ireland, to their dominance over the music scene in the early 1990s, and then to their role as spiritual ambassadors to post-9/11 America. Throughout we get a picture of the spirituality that flows out of U2’s music and how their influence has spread beyond music into issues such as AIDS activism, debt relief for developing nations, and the crisis in Darfur. Greg Garrett is Professor of English at Baylor University and writer in residence at Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. He is the author of The Gospel according to Hollywood; The Gospel Reloaded: Exploring Spirituality and Faith in The Matrix (with Chris Seay); Holy Superheroes! Revised and Expanded Edition: Exploring the Sacred in Comics, Graphic Novels, and Film; and Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief. He is a featured blogger for The Christian Century at theotherjesus.com and a frequent media guest on outlets such as National Public Radio, CBS Radio, BBC Radio, and The Bob Edwards Show. http://garrett.wjkbooks.com