God on the Big Screen: A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today

Author:   Terry Lindvall
Publisher:   New York University Press
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9781479892617


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   13 August 2019
Format:   Paperback
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God on the Big Screen: A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today


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Links film history with church history over the past century, illuminating America’s broader relationship with religious currents over time Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Frankenstein, Amistad, Easy Rider, Talladega Nights, and Alien 3, as well as in religiously inspired classics such as Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments. Here, Terry Lindvall examines how films have reflected, and sometimes sought to prescribe, ideas about how one ought to pray. He surveys the landscape of those films that employ prayer in their narratives, beginning with the silent era and moving through the uplifting and inspirational movies of the Great Depression and World War II, the cynical, anti-establishment films of the 60s and 70s, and the sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters of today. Lindvall considers how the presentation of cinematic prayer varies across race, age, and gender, and places the use of prayer in film in historical context, shedding light on the religious currents at play during those time periods. God on the Big Screen demonstrates that the way prayer is presented in film during each historical period tells us a great deal about America’s broader relationship with religion.

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Author:   Terry Lindvall
Publisher:   New York University Press
Imprint:   New York University Press
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781479892617


ISBN 10:   1479892610
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   13 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Terry Lindvall's book isn't simply about prayer-despite the subtitle-but about the forms that American religion has taken since the emergence of silent films around the turn of the century. * Nova Religio *


Terry Lindvall’s book isn’t simply about prayer—despite the subtitle—but about the forms that American religion has taken since the emergence of silent films around the turn of the century. * Nova Religio *


Terry Lindvall's book isn't simply about prayer-despite the subtitle-but about the forms that American religion has taken since the emergence of silent films around the turn of the century. * Nova Religio *


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Terry Lindvall is C. S. Lewis Chair of Communication and Christian Thought at Virginia Wesleyan College. He is the author of Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry and God Mocks: A History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to Stephen Colbert.

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