This book is a veritable cornucopian feast for anyone interested in
film. From case studies of key directors to discussions of
cinematic classics, from explorations of time-honoured genres to
investigations of the theological heart of many contemporary
favourites, there is something for everyone's tastes here. This
will help put to rest any suggestion that religion, theology and
the Bible have nothing to do with the cinema -rather, these studies
demonstrate that such matters are at the centre of our modern
love-affair with the moving image."Dr Larry J Kreitzer, Tutor of
New Testament and Tutor for Graduates, Regents Pak College, Oxford
University, UK "From this fascinating collection, readers will
learn that "biblical" movies reflect not only the biblical stories
they tell but also the issues and trends that are important to the
filmmakers who created them, while films that are not explicitly
about the Bible may nonetheless be built around biblical themes,
characters and stories. A stimulating and far-ranging addition to
the growing literature on the intersections among the Bible,
theology and cinema, this book is a must-read for all who love
watching movies and talking about them." Dr Adele Reinhartz, Dean
Graduate Studies and Research, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario
The interdisciplinary study of theology and film requires a
responsible engagement on the part of religious studies experts,
biblical scholars and theologians, with film studies. Cinema
Divinite first of all sets out various critical approaches to the
study of film and theology such as formalism, expressionism,
realism, textual analysis, contextual analysis, postmodern
eclecticism, narrative criticism and cultural studies. The early
chapters also look at the major concepts in film studies such as
cinema spectatorship and the nature and application of film theory
to theology.The book takes a case-study approach as it examines
specific films, including The Godfather, Blade Runner, 0 Brother
Where Art Thou?, specific filmmakers such as Woody Allen, Stanley
Kubrik and Luis Bunuel, and finally genre, including everything
from film noir to animantion and the western.The book closes with a
lively and often far-sighted discussion of the recently released
The Passion of Christ. Eric S. Christianson is Senior Lecturer in
Biblical Studies, University College Chester. Peter Francis is
Warden of the St Deiniol's Library. William R Telford is Senior
Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Durham.
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