From the unprecendented and innovative perspective of Christian theology, this book investigates how cinema audiences wrestle with their religious beliefs and values. Deacy reveals that movies raise vital questions about the spiritual landscape and normative values of western society today.
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While the last five or six years have seen a rapid growth in the number of academic publications on religion and film, this is still a relatively embryonic area of scholarly discourse, albeit one which has already made crucial inroads into the relevant academic disciplines - most notably, theology, religious studies, biblical studies and film studies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
different audience members, religious studies scholar, fight club, religious reading, raging bull Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Groundhog Day, Mel Gibson, American Beauty, Billy Liar, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, New Testament, Phil Connors, Robert De Niro, The Apartment, Christian Spotlight, Jesus Christ, The Crossing Guard, Jack Nicholson, Julie Christie, The Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump, Paul Newman, Jake La Motta, Kill Bill, Roger Ebert, The Green Mile, The Purple Rose of Cairo, David Fincher New!
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While the last five or six years have seen a rapid growth in the number of academic publications on religion and film, this is still a relatively embryonic area of scholarly discourse, albeit one which has already made crucial inroads into the relevant academic disciplines - most notably, theology, religious studies, biblical studies and film studies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
different audience members, religious studies scholar, fight club, religious reading, raging bull Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Groundhog Day, Mel Gibson, American Beauty, Billy Liar, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, New Testament, Phil Connors, Robert De Niro, The Apartment, Christian Spotlight, Jesus Christ, The Crossing Guard, Jack Nicholson, Julie Christie, The Prince of Tides, Forrest Gump, Paul Newman, Jake La Motta, Kill Bill, Roger Ebert, The Green Mile, The Purple Rose of Cairo, David Fincher New!
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- Religion and Popular Culture in America: Revised Edition by Bruce David Forbes on 8 pages
- Popular Culture: Past and Present by Tony Bennett on 6 pages
- Explorations in Theology and Film: An Introduction by Clive Marsh on 6 pages
- Raging Bull: My Story by Jake La Motta on 5 pages
- Woody Allen by John Baxter on 4 pages
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