Saint Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame
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Saint Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame   -     By: Robert Jewett

Saint Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 1998 / Paperback

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Product Description

(PUBEerdmans)Make the popcorn! Jewett surveys modern cinema in the light of Pauline theology, here dealing with such themes as honor, shame, and grace in Babette's Feast, Forrest Gump, Mr. Holland's Opus, Groundhog Day, Unforgiven. . . . Fine material for youth group discussion. 216 pages, softcover.

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Title: Saint Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame
By: Robert Jewett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 216
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 1998
Dimensions: 9 X 6 (inches)
Weight: 12 ounces
ISBN: 0802845851
ISBN-13: 9780802845856
Stock No: WW4585X

Publisher's Description

After an illuminating chapter on the relation of honor, shame, and grace in Paul and in the modern cinema, Jewett explores these themes as they are depicted in the films "The Prince of Tides, Babette's Feast, Forrest Gump, Mr. Holland's Opus, Groundhog Day, Babe, Edge of the City, The Firm, Unforgiven", and "Shawshank Redemption".

Author Bio

Robert Jewett is guest professor of New Testament at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Previously he was Harry R. Kendall Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois.

Editorial Reviews

Youthworker
"An excellent resource on the relationship between contemporary film and biblical texts."

Choice
"One does not expect much from sequels, but Jewett, (Saint Paul at the Movies) triumphs in his return to a dialogue of Pauline faith with popular American culture. . . Jewett's volume remarkably allows the evocative images and sensations of films like Groundhog Day and Babe to engage the imagination in a theological conversation regarding themes like shame, honor, and grace. . . Jewett's essays are indeed fresh and insightful homilies that take movies out of their darkened secular cathedrals of theaters and back into the religious imagination."

Interpretation
"The exploration of biblical and theological themes in movies is usually not best done by starting with particular books and passages of scripture. This book is, however, an exception to that rule because of its consistent focus on a fresh way of reading Paul. It will be helpful to biblical exegete and moviegoer alike."

Publishers Weekly
"Scrupulously avoids entangling the reader in critical jargon as he fashions a lively dialogue between the Bible and contemporary film."

The Cresset
"The chapters in the Jewett book, though all neatly tied to the theological theme, can be read and used individually. . . Certainly, each could . . . be the subject of a Bible class, or if it was practical to show a film during a service, even a homily. . . To anyone interested in the intersection between theology or culture . . . [this book is] well worth the time."

Currents in Theology and Mission
"Jewett's study is a very interesting, even fascinating, interplay between themes in the letters of Paul and significant movies of our time. . . Jewett is a fine companion for the movies. Given his knowledge of Pauline theology and his cinematic research, the reader will learn much. Besides personal enjoyment, possibilities for homiletical and educational illustrations are bountiful."

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