Popular Singer Grapples With Jesus Christ.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: December 9, 2000 | Copyright information

A theology book and a popular singer. It seems a strange combination. What do they have in common?

Seemingly nothing, except that Cho Young-nam, 56, a popular singer and television personality in Korea, recently wrote a book titled ``Grabbing the `Satpa (a wrestler's thigh band)' of Jesus.''

In the prologue of his book, Cho admits that he himself finds it a bit funny that a person like him, who sings for a living, should write a book on Jesus, but he goes on ...

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