Cinematic Faith

A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning

by William D. Romanowski

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Pub Date May 21 2019 | Archive Date Nov 29 2019

Baker Academic & Brazos Press | Baker Academic

Christian | Entertainment & Pop Culture

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This engaging book explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film. William Romanowski highlights the benefits of a faith-informed approach to cinema that centers on art and perspective and shows how Christian faith contributes to the moviegoing experience, leading to a deeper understanding of movies and life. The book draws examples from classic and contemporary American movies and includes illustrative film stills. Additional resources for professors and students are available through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

This engaging book explores how Christians can most profitably and critically hear, read, and view popular culture through the lens of film. William Romanowski highlights the benefits of a...

Advance Praise

“William Romanowski has written another accessible, probing, and stimulating book which engages one of the fastest-growing fields of theological reflection today. Throwing into relief the ways in which movies convey meaning and articulate ‘life perspectives,’ the book will make an ideal ‘way in’ to thinking about film for virtually any Christian reader.”—Jeremy Begbie, Duke University

“Cinematic Faith is the book I didn’t know my college-level film students needed. William Romanowski effectively blends cultural insight, critical evaluation, and honest analysis to make this book a fantastic, faith-based follow-up to Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture.”—Kimberly M. Miller, professor and department chair, communication studies, Grove City College

“In this highly engaging book, William Romanowski demonstrates the importance of informed movie watching. Without ever losing the sense of the sheer joy of film viewing, he shows how films are significant and explores how they work. In so doing he reminds us that stories shape us and that Christian stories and Christian thinking interweave with the many stories which make up Western culture.”—Clive Marsh, University of Leicester

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9780801098659
PRICE	$27.00 (USD)
PAGES	240

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A good textbook on the connection between cinema and faith. The title is a complex read but enjoyable. Readers will need to take time and digest the material slowly.

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Michelle K, Reviewer

Cinematic Faith
A Christian Perspective on Movies and Meaning
by William D. Romanowski
Baker Academic & Brazos Press
Baker Academic
Christian , Entertainment
Pub Date 21 May 2019

From the start of the film industry at the turn of the twentieth century the church has played a role in the industry. Catholics, Christians and Evangelicals have all played various roles at different times in helping to allow the Industry to be looked at as a legitimate one.

Various Church groups at various times also worked to get the industry to act in a way they saw more appropriate going as far as to boycott the Industry.

This books shows us how Christians can benefit critically , reading, hearing and reviewing popular film. William Romanowski shows us the benefits of a faith based approach that centers on art and perspective showing how the Christian faith contribute to the movie going experience, allowing us a deeper understanding of movies and life. The author draws examples from classic and contemporary movies to bring these lessons to light.

Cinematic. Faith was a unique, thought provoking look at the Film Industry in the context of the Christian perspective and I find it worthy of five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!

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Sergiu P, Reviewer

This book is great. It will bring you along through many movies that are important and will help you to assess them from a technical standpoint.

I've read a lot of books on critiquing movies and yet i've still learned a lot from this book., I would recommend it.

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Erica W, Reviewer

I loved Cinematic Faith.
Cinematic Faith was a very good and interesting read. It was original, and well written. An excellent addition to the genre. Everything about it was beautifully complex, yet completely readable. I was blown away by the author’s ability to connect faith and film in such a phenomenal narrative.