Theology goes to the movies
Subtitle: an introduction to critical Christian thinking
By: Clive Marsh.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780415380119; 9780415380126; 9780203088838
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Description: Starting from the premise that film watching is a religion-like activity, this text explores the ways in which films require the viewer to be engaged at many levels (cognitive, affective, aesthetic and ethical) and argues that the social practice of cinema going has a religious dimension.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Theology in a chaotic climate; title: Doing theology in a media age; title: Theology and the Christian religion; title: God; title: Human being; title: Spirit; title: Redemption; title: Sacraments; title: Church; title: The end; title: A Christological postscript; title: Theology and life; title: Theology and God.