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RESOURCES AND ARTICLES ON FILM & FAITH
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Articles by Gordon Matties
1. “Let’s Rent a Movie:
Making Movie Nights Work”
2. “Movies
as a Spiritual Discipline”
3. Discussion
guide for Robert Duvall’s The Apostle, in conversation with the
Apostle Paul
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“How to Watch Movies
Intelligently and Critically,” by Tim Dirks (The Greatest Films website): Part One and Part Two.
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Resources from Ransom Fellowship’s
Website
1. Christian
Discernment 101. Pdf
version. For other articles on discernment click here.
3. Probing Questions for Pop Culture and Movie Discussions. Html or pdf
versions.
4. Steven Garber’s articles
1. Don’t
Leave Your Brains at the Box Office. Pdf version.
2. Making
Sense of a Movie (includes a wonderful exploration of Magnolia). Pdf version.
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The Journal of Religion & Film. An excellent source for academic
articles.
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“What
on Earth is Christian Film Criticism” by Michael Leary of The Matthews
House Project.
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“Cinema: The New
Cathedral of Hollywood,” Read Mercer Schuchardt at Metaphilm.
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“The Hidden
Dangers of Cinema,” Steve Lansingh
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“Spirituality and
Film,” Edward McNulty
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“Film and the
Christian,” Todd Kappelman
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“Modern Cinema
and the Killing of the Imagination,” Sarah Barnett
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“Uncovering the
Sacred: Substance and Style in the American Film,” Richard Blake, S.J.
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“Why
Movies Matter,” Charles Henderson
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A few items by John Bowen (Wycliffe College,
Toronto)
1. The
Gospel According to Robin Williams (includes sections on Moscow; Dead Poets
Society; Awakenings; The Fisher King; and related themes).
2. Trapped
in a Free World: The Gospel According to Groundhog Day
3. Robin
Williams and the Problem of Suffering
4. The
Gospel According to The Truman Show
6. The
Spiritual Worldview of The Lord of the Rings
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“Religion and Religious Imagery in the Films of
Charlie Chaplin,” Peter T. Chattaway
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“God and the
Simpsons,” by Gerry Bowler
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Online articles on The
Matrix trilogy
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Recognizing Christ-Figures
in the Movies, by Anton Karl Kozlovic
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