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For more than half a century now, scholars have debated over what comprises a 'genuinely' religious film-one that evinces an 'authentic' manifestation of the sa
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A unique epistemic approach to manifestations of the sacred onscreen.
Into the Dark
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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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Sacred Terror examines the religious elements lurking in horror films. It answers a simple but profound question: When there are so many other scary things arou
Religion and Film
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Religion and cinema share a capacity for world making, ritualizing, mythologizing, and creating sacred time and space. Through cinematography, mise-en-scène, e