Christians in the movies : a century of saints and sinners

Christians in the movies : a century of saints and sinners / Peter E. Dans ; [foreword by Joseph Bottum].

Christians in the Movies traces the arc of the portrayal in film of Christians from 1905 to the present. For most of the first six decades, the portrayals were favorable and even reverential. By contrast, from 1970 on, Christians have often been treated with hostility and often outright ridicule. Th...

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Main Author: Dans, Peter E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009.
Subjects:
Christians in motion pictures.
Christianity in motion pictures.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Christianity in motion pictures
Christians in motion pictures
Christ > Motiv
Christentum > Motiv
Film.
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Table of Contents:
  • Portraying Christians in film
  • Piety and passion : the silent era
  • He ain't heavy, he's my brother : the 1930s
  • "There are no atheists in foxholes" : the 1940s
  • The age of the epic : the 1950s
  • The times, they are a'changin' : the 1960s
  • The flower children's hour : the 1970s
  • Heaven help us : the 1980s
  • Dogma : the 1990s
  • Amazing grace : 2000 to the present.

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