Movies That Matter: Reading Film Through the Lens of Faith
In modern culture, nothing matters more than the movies, says popular film critic and Jesuit Richard Leonard. Movies shape our global civilization. We watch them incessantly, relax with them, argue about them. But movies are much more than casual entertainment and subjects for small talk. They have become the preferred medium for ideas and values and morally serious expression. We need to take movies seriously, Leonard says. To do so, we need to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0829422013
ISBN13:9780829422016
Release Date:August 2006
Publisher:Loyola Press
Length:172 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.9" x 7.0"
Customer Reviews
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The title says it all . . .
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Nice connnection between movies that one wouldn't necessarily see as "religious" and matters of faith, God, and humanity. A film doesn't necessarily need to be a "Ten Commandments" to be instructive about God at work in the world.
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