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Lights Camera Faith (C) Movie Lovers Guide To Scripture
$9.95
Item Code
115998
EAN/UPC
9780819845016
Publisher
PBMJP
Engage faith through culture and culture through faith with this fresh take on the Sunday Scripture readings through the lens of movies. Co-authored by Catholic media literacy experts and film critics Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, and Father Peter Malone, MSC, this insightful resource for Bible study leaders, homilists, and religious educators models faith-filled, critical engagement with popular culture while illuminating the truth of the Gospel. The book explores seventy-one movies in light of the Sunday Scripture readings from liturgical Cycle C, each of which features a movie synopsis, film commentary, dialogue with the Sunday Scriptures, points for reflection and conversation, and suggested prayers.
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
512
Dimensions(Inches):
6.70 x 8.90
Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, is a media literacy education specialist, film critic, and the founding director of the Pauline Media Center (formerly the Pauline Center for Media Studies) in Culver City, California. Sister Rose has given presentations and courses on media literacy around the globe and has co-authored many books on film, scripture, and media literacy education.
Father Peter Malone, MSC, is a Missionary of the Sacred Heart who has taught Old Testament Studies and Theology at the Yarra Theological Union, Melbourne, Australia. He also headed the Catholic Film Offices of the Pacific and was president of SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication) from 2001-2005. He has written a number of books on religion and film.
"I have never seen anything quite so compelling or complete as Peter Malone's and Rose Pacatte's Lights, Camera... Faith!"
Stan Williams, Motion Picture Producer, Director
"By introducing serious and respectful conversation between the life of faith and the 21st century media culture, Lights, Camera... Faith! provides both a model and a method for a deep and rich media literacy movement among all Christian denominations."
Elizabeth Thoman, Founder, Center for Media Literacy
"This splendid movie lectionary brings together the imaginative power of the Scriptures and the revelatory possibilities of the Screen."
Scott Young, Cofounder, City of Angels Film Festival
"Lights, Camera... Faith! is a must for every homilist who want to grab the attention of the people in the pews! The book brings the Gospel into the twenty-first century and is a great way to present the Scriptures to young people."
Jack Shea, Hollywood director and producer, and Patt Shea, Screenwriter, Cofounders of Catholics in Media
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