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
Recommended Citation
Lindvall, Terry
(2005)
"Religion and Film Part II: Theology and Pedagogy,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 24:
No.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol24/iss1/1