Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century
A Hollywood screenwriter/producer and film professor explores forty-five of the twenty-first century's most popular films as vehicles of common grace
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids
Baker Academic
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century. By Craig Detweiler (2009) (Vollmer, Ulrike)
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| Series/Journal: | Cultural Exegesis Ser
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| Further subjects: | B
Motion pictures-Moral and ethical aspects
B Motion pictures-Religious aspects |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Detweiler, Craig: Into the Dark : Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century. - Grand Rapids : Baker Academic,c2008. - 9780801035920 |
| Summary: | A Hollywood screenwriter/producer and film professor explores forty-five of the twenty-first century's most popular films as vehicles of common grace Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface: A Hornet's Nest -- 1. Methodology: Into the Darko -- Part 1: Identity -- 2. Memento: Duped in Film Noir -- 3. Eternal Sunshine: The Risky Rewards of Romance -- Part 2: Community -- 4. Crashing into the Ensemble Drama: Communities in Crisis -- 5. Talk to Her (and Him and Us): Everyday Ethics -- Part 3: History -- 6. Finding Neverland: Nostalgia and Imagination in History -- 7. Spirited Away by Fantasy: Tending the Garden -- 8. Conclusion: Mnemonic Devices -- Appendix A: Top 250 Movies as Voted by IMDb Users (January 1, 2007) -- Appendix B: The IMDb's Top Films of the 21st Century (January 1, 2007) -- Appendix C: The IMDb's Top Films of the 21st Century (April 15, 2008) -- Notes -- Movies Cited |
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| ISBN: | 1585588466 |