Protestants on Screen Religion, Politics and Aesthetics in European and American Movies

Protestants on Screen explores the Protestant contributions to American and European film from the silent era to the present day. The authors analyze how Protestant filmmakers, beliefs, theology, symbols, sensibilities, and cultural patterns have shaped the history of film.

Info autore

Gastón Espinosa is Department Chair and the Arthur V. Stoughton Professor of Religious Studies at Claremont McKenna College.

Erik Redling is Professor of American Literature and Culture and Managing Director of the Muhlenberg Center for American Studies at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.

Jason Stevens has taught at Harvard University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and he has been a fellow of the National Humanities Center (Durham, NC) and the University of Pittsburgh, (Humanities Center).

Riassunto

Protestants on Screen explores the Protestant contributions to American and European film from the silent era to the present day. The authors analyze how Protestant filmmakers, beliefs, theology, symbols, sensibilities, and cultural patterns have shaped the history of film.

Testo aggiuntivo

Protestants on Screen opens with an introduction that provides an informative overview of Protestantism,...The collection makes insightful connections between religion and cinema and is commendable for taking Protestantism and the art it inspires seriously.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Gastón Espinosa (Editore), Erik Redling (Editore), Jason Stevens (Editore), Redling Erik (Editore), Stevens Jason (Editore)
• Autori: Gaston (Department Chair and Arthur V. S Espinosa, Erik (Professor of American Literature an Redling
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 16.08.2023
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte
• EAN: 9780190058906
• ISBN: 978-0-19-005890-6
• Numero di pagine: 426
• Categorie: SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Films, cinema, Christian life & practice, Interdisciplinary studies, Christian life and practice, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches