- Paperback: 196 pages
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (Jan 15 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0664254829
- ISBN-13: 978-0664254827
- Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 15.9 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #695,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Some get so absorbed into the culture that they lose all power to critique it. Some are so absorbed in the faith that they write off popular culture as a total waste. Bob Jewett bridged the two using movies as the medium for conversation".--Ernest T. Campbell, Minister-at large, New York City, and former Senior Minister, Riverside Chruch, New York.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
a great idea, but misses,
By Kat (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Saint Paul At The Movies The Apostle's (Paperback)
Jewett's chapters examine a Christian context of 11 movies of the '80s, offering a fresh look at both the movies and New Testament theology. Clint Eastwood is the basis for a chaper on vengence while racial reconcilation is equated with the Jews and Gentiles in "Grand Canyon." The selection of movies is great in Jewett's book (Star Wars, Amadeus, Ordinary People, and Dead Poet's Society) but the relativism to the scriptures he choses is often weak and farfetched. This is a book to start one thinking about movies already seen, a starting point for discussion as the credits roll, but not great book for independent examination. A fine effort, but at times it just misses.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
a great idea, but misses,
By Kat - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Saint Paul At The Movies The Apostle's (Paperback)
Jewett's chapters examine a Christian context of 11 movies of the '80s, offering a fresh look at both the movies and New Testament theology. Clint Eastwood is the basis for a chaper on vengence while racial reconcilation is equated with the Jews and Gentiles in "Grand Canyon." The selection of movies is great in Jewett's book (Star Wars, Amadeus, Ordinary People, and Dead Poet's Society) but the relativism to the scriptures he choses is often weak and farfetched. This is a book to start one thinking about movies already seen, a starting point for discussion as the credits roll, but not great book for independent examination. A fine effort, but at times it just misses.
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