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The Continuum Companion to Religion and Film

William L. Blizek (ed.)

London: Continuum (2009), x, 426 pp.

Wunder der Leinwand: Filme mit biblischer Botschaft

Stephan Sigg

Stuttgart: Katholisches Bibelwerk (2008), 120 pp.

"Ob "Herr der Ringe", "Das Leben der Anderen" oder "Bruce Allmächtig" - in vielen populären Kino-Filmen werden Gott, die Bibel und aktuelle ethische Fragen thematisiert. Doch wie findet man den passenden Film zum jeweiligen religiös-ethischen Thema? Der Autor liefert auf kompakte Art und Weise ei ... more

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Theology and Film: Challenging the Sacred/Secular Divide

Christopher Deacy, Gaye Williams Ortiz

Malden: Blackwell (2008), xiv, 245 pp.

Catholics in the Movies

Colleen McDannell (ed.)

Oxford et al.: Oxford University Press (2008), xiv, 362 pp.

"Rather than being marginal to American popular culture, Catholic people, places, and rituals are all central to the world of the movie. Catholics in the Movies begins with an introductory essay that orients readers to the ways that films appear in culture and describes the broad trends that can be ... more

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Der unterhaltsame Gott: Theologie populärer Filme

Michael Schramm

Paderborn et al.: Schöningh (2008), 168 pp.

"Die Filmindustrie »ist nur religiös, wenn sie einen Markt dafür sieht. Die produziert nur die Kekse, die auch gegessen werden« (Regisseur Paul Verhoeven). Auch Gott und Religion sind solche »Kekse«! Offenkundig handelt es sich bei Unterhaltungsfilmen mit religiösen Motiven um Produkte, die d ... more

Spirit Cinema: Handbuch des spirituellen Films

Jürgen Lipp, Frank M. Schenker

Berlin: Allegria (2008), 351 pp.

"Die 300 wichtigsten Spielfilme, Dokumentationen und TV-Movies mit spirituellem Hintergrund, ausführlich vorgestellt und besprochen mit Photos, Filmographie und Bezugsquellen-Hinweisen. Dazu Porträts der wichtigsten deutschen und internationalen Regisseure, Hintergründe der Filmentstehung und Reg ... more

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Teaching Religion and Film

Gregory J. Watkins (ed.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2008), xiv, 309 pp.

"Part I presents general categories for thinking about the intersection between religion and film, as well as an argument for an emerging line of theoretical inquiry. The chapters in Part II examine the use of film in teaching religious traditions, whether movies are seen from the critical perspecti ... more

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Mediating Transcendence: Popular Film, Visuality, and Religious Experience in West Africa

Johannes Merz

conference paper Nigeria Abuja 2008 July 10-12 Conference on New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa (2008), 23 pp.

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Cinema of the Occult: New Age, Satanism, Wicca, and Spiritualism in Film

Carrol L. Fry

Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press (2008), 301 pp.

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Filmstar Jesus Christus: Die neuesten Jesus-Filme als Herausforderung für Theologie und Religionspädagogik

Thomas Langkau

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2007), 239 pp.

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José Tavares de Barros (org.)

Belo Horizonte: OCIC Signis-Brasil (2007), 176 pp.

Through a Catholic Lens: Religious Perspectives of Nineteen Film Directors from Around the World

Peter Malone (ed.)

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2007), 272 pp.

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Videofilm in Ghana: Ein neues Unterhaltungsmedium im Zentrum der öffentlichen Sphäre

Steffen Köhn

Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien (2007), 101 pp.

"Da der Staat sein früheres Medienmonopol weitestgehend verloren hat, ist eine liberalisierte und demokratisierte öffentliche Sphäre entstanden, die divergierende und miteinander konkurrierende Sichtweisen ermöglicht. Neue hegemoniale Bestrebungen gehen nun jedoch vor allem vom Pfingstchristentu ... more

Jesus in Twentieth-Century Literature, Art and Movies

Paul C. Burns (ed.)

New York et al.: Continuum (2007), ix, 241 pp.

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Religion and Film: An Introduction

Melanie Jane Wright

London; New York: Tauris (2007), vi, 244 pp.

"From silent films to contemporary blockbusters, religion has always proved a popular theme for the cinema. However, all too often religion and film are discussed from narrowly confessional perspectives, with the result that the field has long been dominated by the question of a film's fidelity to a ... more

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Theology Goes to the Movies: An Introduction to Critical Christian Thinking

Clive Marsh

London: Routledge (2007), x, 192 pp.

"Drawing a comparison between religion and cinema-going, this text examines a range of contemporary films in relation to key theological concepts. Cinema as a religion-like activity is explored through cognitive, affective, aesthetic and ethical levels, identifying the religious aspects in the socia ... more

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Media and Religion

Anthony McNicholas (ed.)

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 4, issue 1 (2007), pp. 1-102

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The Bible in Film - the Bible and Film

J. Cheryl Exum (ed.)

Leiden; Boston: Brill (2006), vii, 190 pp.

"There are films that retell biblical narratives and there are films that allude to the Bible or otherwise build on or appropriate biblical themes and images. The eleven lively and provocative articles in this volume explore both types of film, showcasing the cinema's impact on the perception of the ... more