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The Wages of Cinema

By Downing, Crystal L.

The Wages of Cinema Media & Communication

The Wages of Cinema

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"In this volume, Crystal Downing explores how to approach film from an explicitly Christian perspective as informed by the work of Dorothy L. Sayers. Downing draws on Sayers's writing on the relationship between creativity and Christianity to call for a discerning Christian engagement with film. She also points to Sayers's own (often overlooked, even by some of her best biographers) interactions with cinema. This wide-ranging study combines theological engagement with film and a historical analysis of the development of film, along with the story of Sayers's own life and work. Sayers was passionate about artistic integrity and expressing truth in good art, and her insights can inform how Christians today appreciate works both old and new. Downing challenges Christian authors who, showing little to no interest in film history, art, and theory, have written books reducing film to a content-delivery system"--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
258
Release Date:
2025-05-27
Publication Date:
2025-05-27
Publisher:
IVP Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1514008807
ISBN13:
9781514008805
Weight:
424 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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