Film and faith: modern cinema and the struggle to believe
Fantasies of fallen man" : reading Robert Eggers's The northman in light of J. R. R. Tolkien's Catholic aesthetics / J. Columcille Dever -- Gran Torino : the sins of Walt Kowalski / Matthew J. Franck -- Flying the faithless skies : Up in the air / Susan McWilliams Barndt -- God, man,...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Lanham
Lexington Books
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Politics, literature, and film
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion (Motif)
/ Faith (Motif)
/ Movie
/ Esthetics of religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion TK Recent history ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion in motion pictures
B Good and evil in motion pictures B God in motion pictures B Faith |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | Fantasies of fallen man" : reading Robert Eggers's The northman in light of J. R. R. Tolkien's Catholic aesthetics / J. Columcille Dever -- Gran Torino : the sins of Walt Kowalski / Matthew J. Franck -- Flying the faithless skies : Up in the air / Susan McWilliams Barndt -- God, man, and George Bailey : the theological anthropology of It's a wonderful life / Francis J. Beckwith -- Gravity and gratitude / Christopher Tollefsen -- Receptivity to grace and the affirmation of life : reflections on Babette's feast / Kirstin Carlson and David McPherson -- Terrence Malick's Knight of cups : a pilgrim's progress / R. Michael Olson -- Radical evil and redemption in The dark knight trilogy / Micah Watson -- Thanos, Thor, and theodicy : the problem of evil in the Marvel cinematic universe / Jordan J. Ballor -- Tradition, demonic evil, and despair in No country for old men / Carson Holloway -- Malick on martyrdom : A hidden life / Jennifer A. Frey. "In this edited volume twelve scholars of philosophy, political theory, and theology consider the role of religious ideas in several modern films. The authors explore how these films grapple with themes such as sin and judgment, grace and reconciliation, and the confrontation of good with radical evil"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Physical Description: | viii, 211 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-6669-3404-5 |
