Cinema, Black Suffering, and Theodicy - Modern God

Informationen zum Autor Shayne Lee is associate professor of sociology at the University of Houston. Klappentext This book analyzes how films depict God when black characters experience suffering and tragedy to elucidate how cinema often portrays a God that is considered supportive, yet who does little to mitigate suffering. This sparks theodical contemplation on the role of divinity in protecting people from the consequences of human depravity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1. Theodical Secularity Chapter 2. Tactical Deists: Black Liberation Theology and Cinema Chapter 3. Cinema and American Slavery Chapter 4. Ousmane Sembène: Toward a New and Modern Africa Chapter 5. Contemporary African-American Films Epilogue. Africa: The New Cinematic Holocaust Filmography References About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Shayne Lee, Lee Shayne
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781666904215
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-421-5
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Ethnic groups & multicultural studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Film history, theory & criticism, Film Theory & Criticism