Paul Tillich and the Possibility of Revelation Through Film

Zusatztext Brant's study is an important contribution to studies of religion and film. Klappentext This study explores the possibility that even films lacking religious subject matter might have a religious impact upon their viewers. It begins with a reading of Paul Tillich's theology of revelation through culture and continues with a qualitative research project assessing the experiences of filmgoers in Latin America. Zusammenfassung This study explores the possibility that even films lacking religious subject matter might have a religious impact upon their viewers. It begins with a reading of Paul Tillich's theology of revelation through culture and continues with a qualitative research project assessing the experiences of filmgoers in Latin America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I: Imagining a Research Project 1: Religion and Film II: The Theology of Paul Tillich 2: Revelation through Culture 3: From High Culture to Popular Culture and Film III: The Empirical Research 4: Researching Filmgoers Experiences 5: Contextualising the Research Data 6: Grounding the Theoretical Account IV: Illuminations 7: The Theory in Light of the Empirical Research

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Brant, Brant Jonathan
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.02.2012
• EAN: 9780199639342
• ISBN: 978-0-19-963934-2
• Pagine: 304
• Serie: Oxford Theological Monographs; Oxford Theological Monographs; Oxford Theology and Religion M
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Scritti religiosi, preghiere, libri di canti, meditazioni religiose; Latin America, RELIGION / Spirituality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Social research & statistics, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, Social research and statistics, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism