Steve Edington: The Gospel According to Jack
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Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
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Pollard Memorial Library | Lowell, MA
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From the Author:This book brings together my Kerouac life and my life as a now retired minister in the liberal Protestant tradition (Unitarian Universalist). I’m a past President of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac, the organization that produces an annual Kerouac Festival in Lowell.
In the book’s ten chapters I use passages from the writings of Jack Kerouac as the basis for some of the spiritual insights and life lessons I feel they offer. Kerouac’s writings contain joy and exuberance on the one hand, along with encounters with the dark nights of the soul on the other. Both are very instructive as we travel on our own life paths.
About the Author
Rev. Steve Edington is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister living in Nashua, New Hampshire. He is the Minister Emeritus of the UU Church of Nashua, a congregation he served for 24 years. Mr. Edington is also a long-time member of the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Committee of Lowell, Massachusetts—and a past President of that organization.
Steve Edington is a one-time adjunct faculty member of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell where he taught several courses on “The Literature of the Beat Movement.” He is also an occasional contributor to Beat Scene Magazine.
Rev. Edington’s previous books are: Kerouac’s Nashua Connection, The Beat Face of God: The Beat Generation Writers as Spirit Guides, . Troubadour and Poet: The Magical Ministry of Ric Masten, Bring Your Own God: The Spirituality of Woody Guthrie, God Is Not God’s Name: A Journey Beyond Words.
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