{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 105: The Gospel According To John Lennon (Part 1 of 4)","description":"We end Glass Onion\u2019s 6th year with the start of another multi-part series, the first 4-parter in the history of the podcast. Using (mostly) the John Lennon parts from Steve Turner\u2019s excellent 2006 book \u2018The Gospel According To The Beatles\u2019, we trace our hero\u2019s religious, spiritual and philosophical journey through its many twists and turns in his intense four-decade ride through life. Antony also comments on his own journey in these areas, some of which overlaps with that of John Lennon and The Beatles. Part 1 looks at the first two chapters of Steve\u2019s book, focusing a lot on the \u2018Bigger Than Jesus\u2019 controversy of 1966. This is preceded by an attempt to lay some groundwork for this series by defining \u2018religion\u2019 and \u2018spirituality\u2019 and pondering what the differences (if any) between them are. There are multiple audio clips at the start to help us along, and you will find many useful web links in the show notes below &amp;nbsp; Enjoy! And see you in January 2025 for part 2. Best wishes from Antony &amp;nbsp; Feedback to&amp;nbsp;glassonionpod@yahoo.com &amp;nbsp; Support the show at https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/antonyrotunno OR https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/antonyrotunno &amp;nbsp; Facebook page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glassonionjlpod &amp;nbsp; Twitter handle&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/OnionLennon &amp;nbsp; Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching)&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.antonyrotunno.com &amp;nbsp; Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media)&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com &amp;nbsp; episode links Steve Turner\u2019s book  https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/22515.The_Gospel_According_to_the_Beatles &amp;nbsp; Jon Stewart\u2019s book \u2018Dylan, Lennon, Marx &amp;amp; God\u2019  https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/59593530-dylan-lennon-marx-and-god &amp;nbsp; Steve and Jon on the \u2018Unbelievable ?\u2019 podcast https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=COHA7qRQX5o &amp;nbsp; John defends \u2018Bigger Than Jesus\u2019 in Chicago https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ZaI7m1xpAg &amp;nbsp; Brian Epstein speaks about the controversy https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xsqdzC2kFeA &amp;nbsp; John Lennon- God \u2018video\u2019 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SX7GsonWTJA &amp;nbsp; Andrew Hickey\u2019s podcast on the Beatles in 1966-67 (including \u2018Bigger Than Jesus\u2019)  https:\/\/500songs.com\/podcast\/episode-150-all-you-need-is-love-by-the-beatles &amp;nbsp; Beatles interviews database http:\/\/beatlesinterviews.org\/ &amp;nbsp; Joe Goodden\u2019s superb book on the Beatles and drugs https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36379732-riding-so-high &amp;nbsp; \u2018The Rest Is History\u2019 podcast about Jesus\u2019s existence (2 parts) https:\/\/therestishistory.com\/287-jesus-christ-the-mystery\/ https:\/\/therestishistory.com\/288-jesus-christ-the-history\/ &amp;nbsp; John Cleese and Michael Palin defend \u2018The Life of Brian\u2019 in 1979 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZYMpObbt2rs &amp;nbsp; Band Aid 40th anniversary documentary https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V6_6PzRQ9sQ&amp;amp;t=1s &amp;nbsp; William Mann \u2018oustanding composers\u2019 article in The Times in 1963  https:\/\/www.beatlesbible.com\/1963\/12\/27\/the-times-what-songs-the-beatles-sang-by-william-mann\/ ","author_name":"Glass Onion: On John Lennon","author_url":"https:\/\/glassoniononjohnlennon.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34361955\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34361955"}