The God tube
Subtitle: uncovering the hidden spiritual message in pop culture
By: James Lawler.
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780812696486
Subjects: Religion in motion pictures; Philosophy in motion pictures; Television broadcasting -- Religious aspects
Description: "Explores philosophical and religious themes in popular films and television shows"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Between duty and desire: morality in The Simpsons; title: From illusion to reality: the Matrix of the good society; title: The multidimensional universe of Buffy the Vampire Slayer; title: Blinding the eyes of justice: Woody Allen's Tale of crime and punishment; title: Realizing the highest good: the power of love in the Matrix trilogy; title: Dialectics of the force in Star wars; title: Turning to the dark side: the problem of evil in Plato, Kant, Hegel, and Darth Vader; title: Faith with reason: Mel Gibson's The passion of the Christ; title: The real secret of the Da Vinci code; title: The platonic wisdom of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene.