Screening the afterlife: theology, eschatology, and film
by Christopher Deacy
Screening the afterlife: theology, eschatology, and film
Author
by Christopher DeacyPublisher
RoutledgeEdition 1
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شناسنامه
Title and Author
Screening the afterlife: theology, eschatology, and film / by Christopher DeacyPublication Details
لندن : Routledge، 2012مPhysical Description
xii, 188 p.; 25 cm.Subject
Death in motion picturesResurrection in motion pictures
Motion pictures Religious aspects Christianity
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. ]371[ - 381( and index.
Contents
Mapping the afterlife in theology, eschatology and film -- Resurrection or Immortality?: The body and the soul in theology and film -- Near-Death Experiences and Mind - Dependent Worlds in theology and film -- Towards a Cinematic Realized Eschatology: The Afterlife as Now -- Heaven and the New Jerusalem as a Place on Earth: Case studies of Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption -- Punishment or Rehabilitation?: Competing perspectives on Hell in theology and film -- Conclusion: Using film to revisit eschatology