Paul Tillich and the Possibility of Revelation Through Film

Name: Paul Tillich and the Possibility of Revelation Through Film
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By Jonathan Brant

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Since the birth of cinema at the end of the nineteenth century religion and film have been entwined. The Jesus-story and other religious narratives were the subject matter of some of the earliest cinema productions and this relationship has continued into the present. A recent proliferation of texts, conferences and courses bear witness to burgeoning academic interest in the relation between religion and film. In this study, Jonathan Brant explores the possibility that even films lacking religious subject matter might have a religious impact upon their viewers, the possibility of revelation through film. The book begins with a reading of Paul Tillich's theology of revelation through culture and continues with a qualitative research project which grounds this theoretical account in the experiences of a group of filmgoers. The empirical research takes place in Latin America where the intellectual puzzle and central research questions that drive the thesis arose and developed.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 284
Release Date:: 2012-03-21
Publication Date:: 2012-01-26
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0199639345
ISBN13:: 9780199639342
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 593 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 2 cm

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