Bob Dylan's Christian Trilogy (Part 1)

Bob Dylan's Christian Trilogy (Part 1)

From Syncopator Familias by Greg Richter (host); Laura J. Axelrod (co-host)

October 20, 2025 · 31 min

About this episode

This episode discusses Bob Dylan's Christian trilogy and the host's personal faith journey.

In my latest podcast episode, I’m trying something different. This is the first of a two-part discussion on Bob Dylan’s Christian trilogy. Recorded during a drive along I-20 through Georgia, I talk about the songs, Dylan’s conversion, and how his faith journey connects to my own “coming-to-Jesus” moment — which happened five years after his. Since I don’t have the rights to play Dylan’s music on the show, here’s how it works: I’ll introduce each song, then you can pause the podcast, listen to the track, and come back for the discussion. You can listen straight through without pausing, but I think you’ll get more out of it if you take the time to hear each song. Originally, I planned to cover all three albums in one episode, but I got a bit carried away with the first one — so the second and third albums will be featured next week. A quick production note: I recorded this using a shotgun mic with a high-pass filter to reduce road noise, but you’ll still hear a bit of the highway in the background. Think of it as part of the atmosphere. You can listen to the songs here: 🎧 ⁠Slow Train Coming on Spotify⁠ https://open.spotify.com/album/5k4z33VjpVmkOB18IgOD8E 🎥 ⁠Full album playlist…

People in this episode

Host: Greg Richter

Topics covered

  • Bob Dylan
  • Christianity
  • faith journey
  • music analysis
  • personal stories

Keywords

  • Bob Dylan
  • Christian trilogy
  • faith
  • music
  • personal journey

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Slow Train Coming

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