{"product_id":"the-spirit-and-the-screen-pneumatological-reflections-on-contemporary-cinema-9781978714649","title":"The Spirit and the Screen: Pneumatological","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spirit and the Screen engages contemporary films from the perspective of pneumatology to give theologies of culture fruitful new perspectives that begin with the Spirit rather than other common theological contact points (Christology, anthropology, theological ethics, creation, eschatology, etc.). This book explores pertinent pneumatological issues that arise in film, as well as literary devices that draw allusions to the Spirit. It offers three main contributions: first, it explores how Christian understandings of the person and work of the Spirit illuminate the nature of film and film-making; second, it shows that there are in fact “Spirit figures” in film (as distinct from but inseparable from Christ-figures), even if sometimes they’re not intended as such, “Spirit-led” characters, are moved to act “prophetically,” against their inclinations and in excess of their skill or knowledge and with eccentric, life-giving creativity; third, it identifies subtle and explicit symbolizations of the Spirit in pop culture, symbolizations that requires deep, careful thinking about the Christian doctrine of the Spirit and generate new horizons for cultural analysis. The contributors of this book explore these issues, asking how Christian convictions and experiences of the Spirit might shape the way one thinks about films and film-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than once again exploring films which have a Christ-figure—e.g., Logan, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest—The Spirit and the Screen focuses instead on the importance of the Spirit, believing that the Spirit of Life is in all things, both inspiring and advocating. The authors of this first-rate collection are a diverse group of younger and more mature scholars, male and female, Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal, white and persons of color. Together, their differing perspectives help readers understand the range and depth of film analysis from a pneumatological perspective. In the process, they break new and helpful ground in theology and film studies. Highly recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Robert K. Johnston, Fuller Theological Seminary; author of \u003ci\u003e Reel Spirituality \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod’s Wider Presence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: Beginnings and Aspirations (or: The Spirit Glows Where It Wills) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris E.W. Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 | The Spirit and the Nature of Film(making)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Move of the Spirit: Pneumatology and Temporality in Malick’s Cinema \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris E.W. Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Feed the Birds: Mary Poppins, Film Musicals, and the Spirit of Life \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKutter Callaway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Traditioning and the Spirit in Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey S. Lamp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Power of the Spirit: Sayers and Cinema \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrystal L. Downing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 | Spirit Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 POWER. GRACE. WISDOM. WONDER.: The Paraclete in Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Félix-Jäger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Exegeting Samwise the (Brave) Advocate \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucia M. Sanders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Paciencia y Fe: The Spirited Presence of Abuela Claudia in In the Heights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilmer Estrada-Carrasquillo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come’: A Pneumatological Exploration of Te Fiti in Disney’s Moana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. Coleby Delgado\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 | The Spirit-led Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 The Hospitality of the Spirit in Encanto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Joey” Alan Le\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 ‘Leave Six Inches for the Holy Spirit’: Lady Bird Comes of Age \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaye Williams Morris\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Spiritus Absconditus: Listening to the Holy Spirit in Des Hommes et des Dieux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSid D. Sudiacal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13 A Hidden Life: Nonviolent Civil Disobedience and the Spirit of God in an Age of Totalitarianism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobby Waddell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Conclusion: Collective Themes and Common Threads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Félix-Jäger\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043445506391,"sku":"9781978714649","price":69.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781978714649.jpg?v=1750958256","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-spirit-and-the-screen-pneumatological-reflections-on-contemporary-cinema-9781978714649","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}