Atonement in Les Miserables
Richard Lindsay ponders on the different theologies of atonement in his entry at Pop Theology on Les Mis and the Doctrine of Atonement. His conclusion: …the theology of Resurrection fits Jean Valjean’s experience as...
Articles added to the site in February 2013
The following six essays were added to the site the last month: The Italian Missionary Film and Fiamme by Maria Francesca Piredda Nothing Sacred: Ignatian principles of heroic leadership in entertainment media by John...
Fundraising campaign for producing video series on Jesus Myths
Over at Kickstarter there are 10 more days to support a “project to complete and publish a series of 19 short videos called‘Jesus Myths.’ These videos explore various modern myths about Jesus, and get at...
Camp and queer elements of Hollywood biblical films
Richard Lindsay, whose Ph.D. dissertation was about “The Camp and the Kerygma: Queer Readings of Hollywood Biblical Epics” wrote an essay “to an event surrounding an exhibit of Father Michael Morris’ biblical film poster...
Books added to the site: January 28, 2013
These ten books were added to the site today: Avatar and Nature Spirituality (2013) by Bron Taylor (Editor) Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films (2012) by Adele Reinhartz (editor) The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion...
Books added to the site: January 20, 2013
These eight books were added to the site today: Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film: Essays on Belief, Spectacle, Ritual and Imagery (2011) by Regina Hansen Saint Paul at the Movies: The Apostle’s Dialogue With...
Does the movie The Last Temptation of Christ fit the Film Noir genre?
Matt Page at Bible Films Blog made a point that “a great number of noirish elements are to be found in [The Last Temptation of Christ]“. He read several books about the genre and...
Books added to the site, January 19, 2013
Pages with summaries of the books were added to the site of these books today: Bresson and Others: Spiritual Style in the Cinema (2009) by Bert Cardullo Celluloid Sermons: The Emergence of the Christian...
The October 2012 issue of the Journal of Religion and Film
The October 2012 issue of the Journal of Religion and Film is online. It contains 10 essays, one book review and four film reviews. As usual, each piece is available as a PDF download,...
Camino de Santiago book and movie
I’ve seen a few weeks ago “The Way” a deeply spiritual and visually satisfying movie about a father who goes for a pilgrimage known as “The Way of Saint James” or “Camino de Santiago”. I...