Dylan lyrics show religious themes

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: November 3, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

LOGAN -- Steven Heine stops short of calling Bob Dylan a master of Zen Buddhism.

Although many of the singer-songwriter's lyrics echo the Zen philosophy of seeking enlightenment through experiencing life, questioning assumptions and soul-searching, many of them also reverberate with Judeo-Christian precepts of believing in a higher power, obeying moral codes and submitting to judgment, Heine said.

Speaking recently at Utah State University, the history and religious studies professor from Florida International University said Dylan's Judeo-Christian lyrics evoke a "dualistic" world view. ...

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