"Religion and Film Part II: Theology and Pedagogy" by Terry Lindvall
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Table of Contents

[The first part of this essay, addressing Film and Religion: History and Criticism, appeared in Communication Research Trends, Volume 23, Number 4, December 2004.]

4. Theology and Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A. Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. Narrative Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 C. Mythic Religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D. The Fantastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 E. Transcendence in Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 F. Downward Transcendence and the Demonic . . 12 5. Film Pedagogy and Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 A. Educational Uses of Religion and Film . . . . . . 15 B. Catechism Uses of Religion and Film . . . . . . . 16 C. Homiletic Uses of Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 D. Devotional Uses of Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Selective Religious Filmography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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