Touched by Grace?: A Look at Grace in Bergman's Winter Light and Martin Luther's Writings

Ingmar Bergman holds a prominent place in the lineup of directors who have used cinema to investigate the meaning of life in a godless world. The so-called "Trilogy of God’s Silence" is often identified as the place where Bergman struggled most profoundly with core themes from the Christia...

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Published in:The journal of religion and film
Main Author: Leer-Salvesen, Kjartan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2019
In: The journal of religion and film
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nattvardsgästerna / God / Silence / Faith / Grace
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
CE Christian art
Further subjects:B Grace
B Bergman
B God's masks
B Luther
B Winter Light
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Summary:Ingmar Bergman holds a prominent place in the lineup of directors who have used cinema to investigate the meaning of life in a godless world. The so-called "Trilogy of God’s Silence" is often identified as the place where Bergman struggled most profoundly with core themes from the Christian faith. In Winter Light, he explores the topic of doubt, devastatingly, through a minister’s religious and existential crisis. This article, however, proposes that Martin Luther’s theology may provide resources for reappraising Bergman’s canonical film.
ISSN:1092-1311
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film