A Modest Proposal for Christ-Figure Interpretations: Explicated with Two Test Cases

The covert theologizing in some Christ-figure analyses, along with the failure to give serious consideration to the films under discussion, has rendered the approach suspect to all but those sharing the analyses’ theological presuppositions. Accordingly, many have called for moratoriums on Christ-fi...

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Main Author: Walsh, Richard G. 1955- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: University of Otago, Department of Theology and Religion [2013]
In: Relegere
Year: 2013, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-97
Further subjects:B Religion
B Reception History
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