Cinema, Black Suffering, and Theodicy - Modern God

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

By Shayne Lee

Product details

• Authors: Shayne Lee, Lee Shayne
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781666904239
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-423-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, RELIGION / Theology, Theology, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Film Theory & Criticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Film history, theory or criticism