--- title: Articles – Church Life Journal | album review description: album review | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ARTICLES [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Inheritance-cover-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/23/review-inheritance-by-audrey-assad) ## [Review: "Inheritance" by Audrey Assad](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/23/review-inheritance-by-audrey-assad) Published by [Carolyn Pirtle](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/carolyn-pirtle) In a response to [U2 frontman Bono’s criticism](http://aleteia.org/blogs/deacon-greg-kandra/bonos-advice-to-christian-musicians-get-real/?utm_campaign=english_page&utm_medium=aleteia_en&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1461772723) that Christian music lacks honesty, [a recent piece at Aleteia](http://aleteia.org/2016/05/18/bono-wants-christian-artists-who-are-real-here-are-five/) named Catholic singer-songwriter Audrey Assad as one of five “real” Christian singer-songwriters, citing her latest latest album *[Inheritance](http://www.audreyassad.com/)* as the reason behind their choice. What sets Assad apart from the other four artists named in the article provides the focus for this review of her apt... 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