This book brings together theologians, bibical scholars, film and the media speialists, and experts in language and literature to consider the potential of film to contribute to contemporary theological discussion. Introductory questions covering methodological and theoretical issues are discussed together with substantial theological evaluations of particular films, including Dead Poets Society, the Terminator films, Awakenings, The Piano, and the films of Martin Scorsese. An extensive bibliography and annotated resource section serve to make this book of interest to students and scholars of not only theology but media and cultural studies, as well as to general readers.
