Henry VanderSpek September 14, 2009 One Comment
Having already conquered Europe, U2 is about to take on North America with their “360 Tour.” With a new set of songs to deliver, and a massive space-inspired stage (known affectionately as “The Claw”) to perform them on, it seems a good time to check in on the Irish supergroup’s latest musical direction, No Line [...]
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Henry VanderSpek October 8, 2000 One Comment
In this thoroughly researched booklet, VanderSpek traces the history of U2 from the beginning to the present, pointing out the changing role of faith in their music through the decades. In particular, he shows how the Holy Spirit (frequently described as “she”) plays a recurring part, and how a love which is more than human [...]
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October 31st 2000 was a beautiful day for U2 fans. After three years of waiting they got to hear “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” (ATYCLB), the landmark tenth studio album of the Irish super group. With more than twenty years of performing around the world, they are no stranger to travel, a fact which [...]
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Henry VanderSpek works for World Vision Canada’s Advocacy & Education department as a Youth & Campus Coordinator. In that role he runs leadership events across Canada engaging high school and university level youth on global activism. Henry has lived in Tunisia where he studied Arabic, has a long-time love for issues of faith and culture, and enjoys training groups that travel internationally. He lives in Toronto, Canada with his wife Suzi and their two young children.