Faith and Film: A Guidebook for Leaders - Softcover

McNulty, Edward N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664229506 ISBN 13: 9780664229504

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007

Synopsis

Growing numbers of church leaders are discovering that many films are able to impact viewers with gospel truths almost as well as a good sermon. Ed McNulty, a former pastor and longtime reviewer of films, offers this guide to help church leaders enter into dialogue with contemporary films. McNulty carefully crafts a theology of movies and then provides practical suggestions for creating and leading movie discussions with groups. In addition, he provides people from all across the theological spectrum with a framework to understand whether the overall message of a film outweighs concerns over profanity, violence, or sex in the film. He concludes by introducing twenty-seven films and including provocative questions about each that will prepare leaders to assemble and facilitate a group.

Popular films explored include The Color Purple; Crash; Hotel Rwanda; The Matrix; Million Dollar Baby; O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Shawshank Redemption.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward N. McNulty is the author of Praying the Movies and Praying the Movies II, both available from WJK. He is founder and editor of Visual Parables, a monthly review newsletter, and was coeditor of Real to Real, a film quarterly for youth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0664229506
• ISBN 13: 9780664229504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280