They provide piercing deep focus in articulating the profound and relevant questions posed by contemporary films, and they enable us to comprehend how those questions point us back to biblical themes, answers, and even more questions. Film professors Rob Johnston, Craig Detweiler, and Kutter Callaway provide lenses that enable us not only to see the fleeting images on the screen but to see into our own myopic souls. "Three ophthalmologists of the cinema explore how we see and understand the visual parables of our age. The Trauma of Love in the Films of Christopher Nolan: Converging Lenses Epilogue: A Deeper Focus Indexes Endorsements Encountering the Other: A Cultural Lens 10. Expanding Our Field of Vision: An Ethical Lens Act III: Dialogue 9. Discerning Mystery: A Theological Lens 8. A Diverse Church Responds: An Ecclesial Lens 7. Where Form Meets Feeling: A Critical Lens Act II: Theology 6. Sights and Sounds: An Audiovisual Lens 5. The Church and Hollywood: A Historical Lens Act I: Film 3. Contents Introduction: A Phoropter for Film Coming Attractions 1. The book discusses a wide variety of classic and contemporary films and is illustrated with film stills from favorite movies. Building on the success of Robert Johnston's Reel Spirituality, the leading textbook in the field for the past 17 years, Deep Focus helps film lovers not only watch movies critically and theologically but also see beneath the surface of their moving images. Three media experts guide the Christian moviegoer into a theological conversation with movies in this up-to-date, readable introduction to Christian theology and film.
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