Sacred cinema: exploring Christian sensibilities within popular Hollywood films

Numerous Christian sensibilities have permeated the popular cinema, but they are frequently undetected, unappreciated or unwanted by those fearful of the cinema’s potentially corrupting effect. Yet, a postmodern religious education requires the embracement of this communication media, not its reject...

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Main Author: Kozlovic, Anton Karl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2007
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Year: 2007, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-208
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