Nick Cave and Seán O'Hagan on grief, faith and navigating disagreement

Elizabeth Oldfield speaks to musician Nick Cave and journalist Seán O'Hagan

Nick Cave is a multi award-winning Australian rock singer-songwriter who over his 40+ year long career has seen the release of countless records, film scores, and writings. Seán O’Hagan is an award-winning journalist for the The Guardian with a speciality in photography.

The two of them spoke about faith and religion, the transformative nature of grief, and the experience of writing their book Faith, Hope and Carnage together.

Read the full transcript here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/01/18/nick-cave-and-sen-ohagan-on-grief-faith-and-navigating-disagreement

Buy a copy of Faith, Hope and Carnage here: https://store.nickcave.com/products/faith-hope-and-carnage?variant=39745220706370&gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT825KTMDyylIfsYWZMOeO9Sl2vpBly9Dr69h7ovz3E5CIAFBux6e-oaAtMJEALw_wcB

CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 02:53 What do you hold sacred? Seán O'Hagan's response. 06:09 Disagreements about faith and religion 11:10 Nick Cave's sacred value 15:32 The transcendent nature of grief 23:54 Faith, Grief, Art and Surrender 27:47 Nick Cave's faith and theology 36:40 The true complexity of faith 40:44 The universal experience of grief 47:31 ‘I/Thou’ moments and pursuing better dialogue 55:50 Forgiveness and the Christian liturgical calendar 01:05:38 Reflection and outro

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