Sanctuary Cinema [electronic resource] : Origins of the Christian Film Industry / Terry Lindvall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindvall, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silent films--United States--History and criticism.

Silent films.

Motion pictures in Christian education.

Christian films--United States--History and criticism.

Christian films.

Motion pictures--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Motion pictures.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : New York University Press, [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Winner of the Religious Communication Association Book of the Year Award for 2008. Sanctuary Cinema provides the first history of the origins of the Christian film industry. Focusing on the early days of film during the silent era, it traces the ways in which the Church came to adopt film making as a way of conveying the Christian message to adherents. Surprisingly, rather than separating themselves from Hollywood or the American entertainment culture, early Christian film makers embraced Hollywood cinematic techniques and often populated their films with attractive actors and actresses. But t

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Brazen Serpent; Sanctuary Cinema; Divine Shows; Better Films; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8147-5323-X

OCLC:

779828459