EPISODE · Sep 21, 2026 · 30 MIN
The Sound of Yearning: How U2’s Music Reaches for the Divine | Hearing Hope Episode 2
from Gardner-Webb University: Podcast Network · host Gardner-Webb University
What does yearning sound like?In Episode 2 of Hearing Hope, host Noel T. Manning II continues his dialogue with theologian and author Dr. Steve Harmon about the spiritual imagination found within U2’s music.Drawing from his book U2’s Theological Imagination, Harmon invites us to listen for the longing woven into U2’s sound. How can a guitar express yearning? What allows music to communicate something that words alone cannot? And why does U2’s music so often seem to be reaching toward something just beyond our grasp?Hearing Hope is a limited podcast series exploring faith, doubt, justice, longing and hope through the music of U2 and the theological insights of Dr. Steve Harmon.Continue the journey through the official Hearing Hope companion playlist on Spotify.Theme music: “Hopeful Dawn” by Steve Harmon.#HearingHope #U2 #U2Podcast #U2Fans #Theology #FaithAndMusic #Spirituality #TheEdgesGuitar #WhereTheStreetsHaveNoName #ChristianTheology #MusicAndFaith #TheologicalImagination #SteveHarmon
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