Reel Spirituality Engaging Culture

Author : Robert K. Johnston
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801031877
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reel Spirituality written by Robert K. Johnston and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2006-12 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of theology and film that explores how the Christian faith is portrayed in film throughout history.

Author : Robert K. Johnston
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 9781441200907
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reel Spirituality (Engaging Culture) written by Robert K. Johnston and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Catherine M. Barsotti
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0801064813
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding God in the Movies written by Catherine M. Barsotti and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Craig Detweiler
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 0801035929
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Into the Dark written by Craig Detweiler and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hollywood screenwriter/producer and film professor explores forty-five of the twenty-first century's most popular films as vehicles of common grace.

Author : Craig Detweiler
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 080102417X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Matrix of Meanings written by Craig Detweiler and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A candid, often humorous look at how to find truth in music, movies, television, and other aspects of pop culture. Includes photos, artwork, and sidebars.

Author : Robert K. Johnston
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 149341691X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Deep Focus (Engaging Culture) written by Robert K. Johnston and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Catherine M. Barsotti
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1493410598
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God in the Movies written by Catherine M. Barsotti and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : William D. Romanowski
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1441200800
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eyes Wide Open written by William D. Romanowski and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William D. Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Indiana Jones to Homer Simpson, and he speaks with historical depth and expertise on films from Casablanca to Crash and music from Bruce Springsteen to U2. Romanowski's confessional approach affirms a role for popular culture in faithful living. Practical, analytical approaches to content, meaning, and artistic style offer the tools to participate responsibly and imaginatively in popular cultural activities. An engaging read, this new edition introduces students and thoughtful readers to popular culture--one of the most influential forces in contemporary society.

Author : Elijah Lynn Davidson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532613148
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Talk to a Movie written by Elijah Lynn Davidson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watching a movie is more than an opportunity to be entertained. Watching a movie is an opportunity to meet with God. In a few brief chapters, How to Talk to a Movie will forever change the way you watch movies by opening your eyes and ears to what movies are saying, how they are saying it, and how God might be speaking to you through them.

Author : Robert K. Johnston
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610978293
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Useless Beauty written by Robert K. Johnston and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how both contemporary movies and the Book of Ecclesiastes portray life's beauty despite its pain and futility.