Protestants on screen : religion, politics, and aesthetics in European and American movies / edited by Gastón Espinosa, Erik Redling, Jason Stevens.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Espinosa, Gastón, editor.

Redling, Erik, editor.

Stevens, Jason W., 1975- editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Religious aspects--Protestantism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

'Protestants on Screen' explores the Protestant contributions to American and European film from the silent era to the present day. The authors analyze how Protestant filmmakers, beliefs, theology, symbols, sensibilities, and cultural patterns have shaped the history of film.

Contents:

Cover

Protestants on Screen

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Introduction

Introduction Part I: Why Protestants and Film

Introduction Part II: What Is Religion and Why Is It Important in Film?

Introduction Part III: What Is Protestantism?

Introduction Part IV: Protestantism and Film-​Historical Overview

Introduction Part V: Protestant Film Aesthetics

Introduction Part VI: Chapter Overview

PART I HISTORY AND THEORY OF PROTESTANTISM IN RELIGION AND FILM STUDIES

1. Protestant Responses to Hollywood, Censorship, and Art Cinema, by William D. Romanowski

2. Independent Protestant Film, from the Silent Era to Its Resurgence, by Andrew Quicke

3. Protestant Themes Within Secular Models of Salvation-​"Redeemed" or Just "a Bit Happier"? The Example of Crazy Heart, by Clive Marsh

PART II THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION ON SCREEN

4. "Here I Stand I Can Do No Other": Martin Luther in German and American Biopics, by Esther P. Wipfler

5. The Vexed Man: Oliver Cromwell and the English Reformation and Civil War on Screen, by Gastón Espinosa

6. Propaganda, Blasphemy, and the Savage God in Witchfinder General and The Wicker Man, by Victor Sage

PART III PROTESTANT INFLUENCES IN EUROPEAN ART FILMS

7. Words Versus "the Word": Language and Scripture in Ingmar Bergman's Films and Writings, by Maaret Koskinen

8. Protestant Miracle in Dreyer's Ordet, by Mark Le Fanu

9. Babette's Feast: Protestant Pietism, the Conflict of Spirit and Flesh, and Reconciliatory Grace in the Danish Babette's Feast, by Kjell O. Lejon

10. Protestant Ambivalence Toward Allegory in Wim Wenders's The Scarlet Letter, by Erik Redling

PART IV PROTESTANT EXPERIENCE IN AMERICAN MOVIES

11. "Where Were You?" The Problem of Evil in Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, by Mark S. M. Scott.

12. "Holy Ghost Power!" in Robert Duvall's The Apostle, by Gastón Espinosa and Jason Stevens

13. Sinner or Saint? Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, by Julius H. Bailey

14. The Religious Motif of Mountains in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?, by Melanie Johnson

15. A Tender View of Conservative Evangelicalism in Higher Ground, by Paula M. Kane

16. Evangelicals and Star Wars: Appropriating a Culture from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, by Alex Wainer

PART V PROTESTANT THEMES IN FILM GENRES

17. The Rise and Fall of Evangelical Protestant Apocalyptic Horror: From A Thief in the Night to Left Behind and Beyond, by Timothy Beal

18. The Western: Radical Forgiveness in Unforgiven, by Sara Anson Vaux

19. Protestant Pacifist: War and Pacifism in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, by Matthew S. Rindge

20. Film Noir, Calvinism, and Self-​Surveillance in Paul Schrader's Hardcore, by Jason Stevens

21. Lost in Adaptation: Aslan's Divinity and the Purpose of Real Pain in Narnia Versus Fantasy Film, by Devin Brown

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 12, 2023).

ISBN:

0-19-005893-5

0-19-005894-3

0-19-005892-7

OCLC:

1394120323