big ideas on the big screen Geivett, R. Douglas. Spiegel, James S. 1963- text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Academic c2007 2007 monographic eng

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1 online resource (311 p.) Fourteen essays consider classic and current films together with several major philosophical themes, all within the context of Christian faith: (1) the human condition, (2) the human mind and the nature of knowing, (3) the moral life, and (4) faith and religion. Part 1. The human condition -- The Citizen Kane Mutiny : what Hollywood knows and will never admit about life, love, and human relationships / James F. Sennett -- Story-shaped lives in Big Fish / Kelly J. Clark -- Defining love through the eye of the lens : romance, sex, and the human condition in Pretty Woman, Legends of the Fall and The Bridges of Madison County / Greg Jesson -- Part 2. Mind and knowledge -- Escaping into reality : What we can learn from The Truman Show about the knowledge enterprise / R. Douglas Geivett -- The sleeper awakes : Gnosis and authenticity in The Matrix / David P. Hunt -- Consciousness, memory, and identity : the nature of persons in three films by Charlie Kaufman / Gregory E. Ganssle -- What would have been and what could be : counterfactuals in It's a Wonderful Life and Run Lola Run / James S. Spiegel -- Part 3. The moral life -- Liberation through sensuality : cinematic moral vision in an age of feeling / Dallas Willard -- From a society of fear to a community of trust : moving beyond Bowling for Columbine / Sara L. H. Shady -- Vengeance, forgiveness and redemption in Mystic River / Caroline J. Simon -- Moral monsters : horror's indispensable need for good and evil -- Part 4. Faith and religion -- Religion and science in Contact and 2001: a Space Odyssey / Brendan Sweetman -- Bottled water from the fragrant harbor : the diluted spiritual elements of Hong Kong films / Winfried Corduan -- Rattle and film : U2, Niezsche and salvation in the blues / Douglas K. Blount. edited by R. Douglas Geivett and James S. Spiegel. Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-302) and index. Motion pictures Moral and ethical aspects Motion pictures Religious aspects Film Motiv Religion Religion Motiv Film Film Philosophie Philosophie Film Ethik Religion Moral Film Philosophie Film Christentum Philosophie USA PERFORMING ARTS / Reference PN1995.5 .F35 2007 791.43/75 Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2007 (DLC) 2007026753 (OCoLC)154677438 9780830875184 (electronic bk.) 0830875182 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579540 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=579540 N$T 130828 20200709055829.0 ocn857144697