Reel Spirituality (Engaging Culture)
Title | Reel Spirituality (Engaging Culture) PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. Johnston |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2006-12-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441200908 |
Increasingly, thinking Christians are examining the influential role that movies play in our cultural dialogue. Reel Spirituality successfully heightens readers' sensitivity to the theological truths and statements about the human condition expressed through modern cinema. This second edition cites 200 new movies and encourages readers to ponder movie themes that permeate our culture as well as motion pictures that have demonstrated power to shape our perceptions of everything from relationships and careers to good and evil. Reel Spirituality is the perfect catalyst for dialogue and discipleship among moviegoers, church-based study groups, and religious film and arts groups. The second edition cites an additional 200 movies and includes new film photos.
Reel Spirituality
Title | Reel Spirituality PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. Johnston |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2006-12 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0801031877 |
A comprehensive study of theology and film that explores how the Christian faith is portrayed in film throughout history.
Finding God in the Movies
Title | Finding God in the Movies PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine M. Barsotti |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2004-08 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0801064813 |
Experience God in the movies! A valuable resource guide examining over thirty films and their theological impact. Excellent for film buffs and church leaders alike.
Visual Faith
Title | Visual Faith PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Dyrness |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2001-11 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0801022975 |
An intriguing, substantive look into the relationship between the church and the world of art.
Useless Beauty
Title | Useless Beauty PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. Johnston |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2004-11 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0801027853 |
Reveals how both contemporary movies and the Book of Ecclesiastes portray life's beauty despite its pain and futility.
Deep Focus (Engaging Culture)
Title | Deep Focus (Engaging Culture) PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K. Johnston |
Publisher | Baker Academic |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2019-03-19 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 149341691X |
Three media experts guide the Christian moviegoer into a theological conversation with movies in this up-to-date, readable introduction to Christian theology and film. Building on the success of Robert Johnston's Reel Spirituality, the leading textbook in the field for the past 17 years, Deep Focus helps film lovers not only watch movies critically and theologically but also see beneath the surface of their moving images. The book discusses a wide variety of classic and contemporary films and is illustrated with film stills from favorite movies.
God in the Movies
Title | God in the Movies PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine M. Barsotti |
Publisher | Brazos Press |
Pages | 427 |
Release | 2017-07-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1493410598 |
This informative guide helps readers combine their love of movies with their desire to grow closer to God. Foremost experts on faith and film, all connected with the Reel Spirituality Institute at Fuller Seminary, explore forty leading movies from the last four decades to encourage movie lovers and small groups to reflect critically and theologically on their film choices. God in the Movies introduces and analyzes the spiritual content of top films from the 1980s through the 2010s, opening viewers up to a conversation about life, faith, and God. Following a format similar to Barsotti and Johnston's successful Finding God in the Movies, this completely new book covers different films spanning four decades. This engaging resource contains production notes and film synopses, relevant Scripture texts, theological reflection, discussion questions, film stills, recommended film clips, and more, serving as a treasure chest for hours of film viewing, discussion, and ministry. Clips from the movies referenced in each chapter are available online.