pwmartin
The Fly
I went to a lecture a few years ago given by a seminary professor who is a widely-published author in several fields of congregational ministry, including youth ministry. He had just finished collaborating with Tom Bowdoin on what faith and church membership among Gen-Xer's looks like.
In his multi-media lecture, he referenced U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and even played the video for the audience. He claimed that the song represents the closest thing that Generation X has to an anthem (I hate stereotypes generally, but Gen X refers to those born roughly between 1960 and 1980).
I grew up a U2 fan, and listened to JT extensively in high school, so his comment resonated with me, at least (born in 1973). It was an intriguing supposition and led to some good discussion that day. Interestingly, as soon as he started to play it, everyone in the audience who was in their 20s or 30s instinctively began singing along. The older folks were clueless.
What say you: if Generation X were to have an unofficial anthem, would it be "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"?
In his multi-media lecture, he referenced U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and even played the video for the audience. He claimed that the song represents the closest thing that Generation X has to an anthem (I hate stereotypes generally, but Gen X refers to those born roughly between 1960 and 1980).
I grew up a U2 fan, and listened to JT extensively in high school, so his comment resonated with me, at least (born in 1973). It was an intriguing supposition and led to some good discussion that day. Interestingly, as soon as he started to play it, everyone in the audience who was in their 20s or 30s instinctively began singing along. The older folks were clueless.
What say you: if Generation X were to have an unofficial anthem, would it be "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"?