Theology and film : challenging the sacred/secular divide / Christopher Deacy, Gaye Williams Ortiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deacy, Christopher.

Contributor:

Ortiz, Gaye Williams.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.

Summary:

This textbook is the ideal introduction to exploring how film can enrich our study of theology, opening up debates surrounding contemporary culture and theological inquiry. It uses film to challenge the sacred/secular divide, spanning a broad range of themes from religion and the sacred, human dignity, eschatology, war, and peace, to justice, feminism, and the environment.The accessible structure lays out both the methods and theological perspectives required for understanding theology through film. Examples of films discussed range from Unforgiven, Jarhead, and The Passion of Christ, to An Inconvenient Truth, Something's Gotta Give and Vanilla Sky. The book is also accompanied by website resources available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/theologyandfilm.

Contents:

Methodological considerations

Theology and film

Theological perspectives and filmic themes

Woman as spectacle : theological perspectives on women and film

The green screen : theological perspectives on the environment and film

A time to kill? : theological perspectives on violence and film

The final verdict : theological perspectives on justice and film

Dark beauty : theological perspectives on war as cinematic mythology

Heaven, hell and the sweet hereafter : theological perspectives on eschatology and film

Conclusion : theological perspectives on cinematic storytelling.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-228) and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9781405144377

1405144378

9781405144384

1405144386

OCLC:

128237047

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