Praying the Movies: Daily Meditations from Classic Films [Paperback]

Edward N. McNulty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001

Praying the Movies is a collection of thirty-one devotions that connect movies with the spiritual life of moviegoers. Each devotion contains a passage from Scripture, a description of a scene from a popular film, and a meditation connecting the themes in the scene to the Scripture passage. Also included in each devotion are questions to encourage further reflection, a suggestion for a hymn, and a brief prayer.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Edward N. McNulty is the author of Praying the Movies and Praying the Movies II, both available from WJK. He is founder and editor of Visual Parables, a monthly review newsletter, and was coeditor of Real to Real, a film quarterly for youth.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Geneva Press (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664501559
• ISBN-13: 978-0664501556
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,872 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Indianapolis, IN. Attended Butler Un.; McCormick Theological Seminary; United Theological Seminary (Dayton, OH--D.Min.)
Married with five grown children. Served churches in ND,WV,OH,NY.
Grew up loving films, and used them in all of my churches. Have written for Catholic and Protestant publications since 1977, currently for Visual Parables (visualparables.net), Presbyterians Today, lectionAid, and Lectionary Homiletics. Currently live in NKY near Cincinnati.
Featured as speaker/workshop leader at seminaries, conferences, churches from Canada and Maine to California.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for small groups or just movie lovers, October 13, 2005

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turnage (Mt Pleasant, SC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Praying the Movies: Daily Meditations from Classic Films (Paperback)

We used this book for a Young Adult Church study group and they loved it not only b/c it was discussing movies theologically and spiritually, but b/c they could miss a session and still be 'in' on the discussion. The book sites old and fairly new movies - classics of all kinds. AND for discussion purposes - it doesn't matter if you see the whole movie or any part of it.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable for clergy, lay people and students!, May 25, 2001

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Rev. Donna Morrow Decamp (Pleasant Hill, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Praying the Movies: Daily Meditations from Classic Films (Paperback)

Having been a subscriber to "Visual Parables" for many years, I was delighted to learn about Edward McNulty's book! His monthly reviews of movies in VP has provided me insight for myself along with being most valuable as a sermon and study resource. I have already used "Praying the Movies" in two seminary courses and with great, enthusiastic responses! Congratulations, Ed. I highly recommend this book for sermon preparations, for seminary studies and for adult Bible study classes. It's filled with love, grace and inspiration!