Much work in the field of theology and film lacks a really
theological focus. This book suggests a methodology based on the
recognition of the imagination as the fundamental category in
producing and interpreting film. The argument is presented that the
imagination holds theological significance when it is conceived of
in certain ways. As a result, the book adopts the 'paradigmatic
imagination' (an imagination which works within the paradigms of
scripture) or 'theological imagination' (one grounded in
theological forms), which is both noetic (it is the image-making
faculty of the mind) and almost ontological (it is that which draws
human beings into the future which they are able to construct or
bring into being). Once the theological (paradigmatic) imagination
has been identified and justified, its insights will be applied to
'Jesus films' and 'Christ figure films' asking whether or not they
provide us with valid Christological understanding. Films with
redemptive or salvific themes are discussed as is the popularity of
mythical stories and animation. The final chapter will make the
case that the engagement of the theological imagination with film
is a method in practical theology.
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