What is a “biblical worldview?” Well, I think it requires at least two major pillars.
I became more and more conscious that many of the things I was remarking on came out of the biblical worldview that seemed to underlie so much of Dylan’s work, dating right back to when he began writing and recording songs, and long before he tried his hand at gospel music. Rather, I was highlighting elements in his songwriting, and sometimes in his statements, that were inconsistent with the ideology of committed political leftists in the modern world.Īs I went along with this writing, it became a learning process for me too. So, I wasn’t attempting to claim that Bob Dylan would characterize himself one way or another politically. That said, anyone who has paid attention to Dylan knows that he has always eschewed labels and avoided being the puppet of political partisans. Now, the “Right Wing Bob” moniker was intended to catch the eye and cause consternation in those who would be consternated, and in that it succeeded. And I also wrote about Dylan and his music in more general respects. I went at that from various angles, and along the way did quite a bit of topical blogging, working in quotes from Dylan songs that seemed to have relevance to whatever was going on that day (nothing good, I can tell you). Long, long ago-yes, when there were wolves in Wales-I began writing here with the stated intention of refuting the common presumption by other commentators and media types that Bob Dylan and his songs were inherently of the political left. In any case (should you have the time) please allow me to explain.
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