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How George Harrison changed the way we believe

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

As the lead guitarist of the world’s biggest rock band and a prolific song writer, the Beatles’ George Harrison has secured his place in pop culture history. But his greatest legacy may be the way his decades-long spiritual quest shaped the ways the West looks at God, gurus and life.

Read Steve Rabey’s column in the National Catholic Reporter

Steve Rabey has covered religion, spirituality and culture for a quarter century. He was Religion Editor for the Gazette in Colorado Springs. Steve’s freelance work has appeared in newspapers (New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News), magazines (Christianity Today, Christian History, Catholic Digest, Leadership Journal, Charisma, Sojourners, New Age Journal, Publishers Weekly, World, The Wittenburg Door)

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