Title: Saint Paul returns to the movies : triumph over shame /
Authors: Jewett, Robert.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Bible. Theology.; Motion pictures Religious aspects Christianity; Shame Religious aspects Christianity
Abstract: "Jewett selects ten major Hollywood movies that focus on the topic of shame - The Prince of Tides, Babette's Feast, Forrest Gump, Mr. Holland's Opus, Groundhog Day, Babe, Edge of the City, The Firm, Unforgiven, and The Shawshank Redemption - and interprets them in the light of what Saint Paul's letters say on the subject. Jewett's compelling analysis not only shows the cinema's unique capacity to unmask one of the deepest dilemmas of the human heart, but also offers the revolutionary view that the triumph of grace over shameful status, circumstances, and experiences lies at the heart of Paul's theology."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Prologue. Uncovering shame and grace in Paul and the cinema -- Love and the secrets of shame. The exposure of shameful secrets in The prince of tides -- Babette's feast and shaming the poor in Corinth -- Shame, love, and the saga of Forrest Gump -- Transforming the proud and the shamed. Mr. Holland's opus and letters written on the heart -- The deadly deception of the flesh in Groundhog Day -- Babe takes the lead in honoring the lowly -- The shameful gospel and the problem of redemption. The blood of Christ at the Edge of the city -- The gospel free of charge : bondage and The firm -- Shame and the other gospel in Unforgiven -- A problematic hope for the shamed in The Shawshank redemption -- Epilogue. The great code of scripture : from Shawshank Prison to the Carolina tides.