Mark Sayers 
How Kerouac’s On the Road Created a Generation of Half-Believers [EPUB ebook] 
Adapted from The Road Trip that Changed the World

The content in this short e-book is excerpted from The Road Trip That Changed the World, by Mark Sayers. The book examines the influence of Jack Kerouacon Western Culture and the Church from a Christian perspective.We live in a culture of the roadrestless for adventure, glorifying experience, seeing life as a journey. Dissatisfied with where we are, we are constantly on the move to redefine our sense of home. Why do we see the world like this? How did we come to believe that our best chance of finding home is to be constantly moving?Jack Kerouacwas one of America’s original proponents of the culture of the road, documenting his famous road trip across America in his classic work, On the Road.The standardshe set forth in that book have influenced Western culture andchurch so much that we still read his book, echo his philosophies, andmake movies inthe vein of his iconic road trip. (A movie adaptation of On the Roadis set to release winter 2012.)In this twenty-minute read, Australian culturalcommentator Mark Sayers examines how Kerouac’s influence has shaped Western traditions, our cultural identity, and the church. By analyzing our culture of the road and its influence on us, he leads us to understanding what it means to have a true sense of home.