Reframing Theology and Film. New Focus for an Emerging Discipline, Robert K. Johnston (Ed.) : book review

The link between theology and film is one made in academic corridors only fairly recently. Therefore it is to be expected that a number of "introductory" issues need to be taken care of. In this volume the authors do exactly that, however in the process they also produced a volume reflecti...

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Main Author: Deventer, Hans J. M. van (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2009
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2009, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 752-754
Further subjects:B Book review
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:The link between theology and film is one made in academic corridors only fairly recently. Therefore it is to be expected that a number of "introductory" issues need to be taken care of. In this volume the authors do exactly that, however in the process they also produced a volume reflecting the scope and depth this discipline has attained in the decade or two since its inception. The lasting impression one is left with after reading through this wide-ranging volume is that the discussion on theology and film opens up new and exciting inter-disciplinary avenues for biblical scholars to explore. In film studies we come face to face with modern cultures in their diversity and inter-connectedness. This volume brings together "scholars, church leaders and film makers to share ideas and to strategize on the discipline of theology and film" (p. 9). In the introduction (pp. 15-26) Johnston gives a good overview of the aim and scope of the volume.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/EJC86006