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The Spirit and the Screen

Pneumatological Reflections on Contemporary Cinema
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 2023

Summary

The Spirit and the Screen engages contemporary films from the perspective of pneumatology to give theologies of culture fruitful new perspectives that begin with the Spirit rather than other common theological contact points (Christology, anthropology, theological ethics, creation, eschatology, etc.). This book explores pertinent pneumatological issues that arise in film, as well as literary devices that draw allusions to the Spirit. It offers three main contributions: first, it explores how Christian understandings of the person and work of the Spirit illuminate the nature of film and film-making; second, it shows that there are in fact “Spirit figures” in film (as distinct from but inseparable from Christ-figures), even if sometimes they’re not intended as such, “Spirit-led” characters, are moved to act “prophetically,” against their inclinations and in excess of their skill or knowledge and with eccentric, life-giving creativity; third, it identifies subtle and explicit symbolizations of the Spirit in pop culture, symbolizations that requires deep, careful thinking about the Christian doctrine of the Spirit and generate new horizons for cultural analysis. The contributors of this book explore these issues, asking how Christian convictions and experiences of the Spirit might shape the way one thinks about films and film-making.

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Bibliographic data

Edition
1/2023
Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1464-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1465-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
216
Product type
Edited Book

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
    1. The Move of the Spirit No access
    2. Feed the Birds No access
    3. Traditioning and the Spirit in Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story No access
    4. Power of the Spirit No access
    1. POWER. GRACE. WISDOM. WONDER. No access
    2. Exegeting Samwise the (Brave) Advocate No access
    3. Paciencia y Fe No access
    4. The Spirit and the Bride Say, “Come” No access
    1. The Hospitality of the Spirit in Encanto No access
    2. “Leave Six Inches for the Holy Spirit” No access
    3. Spiritus Absconditus No access
    4. A Hidden Life No access
    5. Conclusion No access
  2. Index No access Pages 211 - 212
  3. About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 213 - 216