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Author:   Micah Watson, long-time policy analyst ,  Carson Holloway ,  Jordan J. Ballor ,  Susan McWilliams Barndt
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9781666934045

ISBN 10:   1666934046
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   21 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Sin and Alienation in a Fallen World Chapter 1: “Fantasies of Fallen Man”: Reading Robert Eggers’s The Northman in Light of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Catholic Aesthetics, J. Columcille Dever Chapter 2: Gran Torino: The Sins of Walt Kowalski, Matthew J. Franck Chapter 3: Flying the Faithless Skies: Up in the Air, Susan McWilliams Barndt Part II: The Workings of Grace in a Fallen World Chapter 4: God, Man, and George Bailey: The Theological Anthropology of It’s a Wonderful Life, Francis J. Beckwith Chapter 5: Gravity and Gratitude, Christopher Tollefsen Chapter 6: Receptivity to Grace and the Affirmation of Life: Reflections on Babette’s Feast, Kirstin Carlson and David McPherson Chapter 7: Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups: A Pilgrim’s Progress, R. Michael Olson Part III: Faith and the Confrontation with Radical Evil Chapter 8: Radical Evil and Redemption in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Micah Watson Chapter 9: Thanos, Thor, and Theodicy: The Problem of Evil in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jordan J. Ballor Chapter 10: Tradition, Demonic Evil, and Despair in No Country for Old Men, Carson Holloway Chapter 11: Malick on Martyrdom: A Hidden Life, Jennifer A. Frey

Reviews

“This is a great volume of essays that work both as solid primers into major themes related to faith, and as lucid excursions into specific films. This volume is fascinating, readable, and provocative. Highly recommended.” -- Khalil M. Habib, Hillsdale College “The authors of this fine collection of essays remind us that real art, even highly commercialized art like film, is meant to help us better see reality, including the reality of ourselves as humans in a fallen world hungrily longing for mercy and grace. This book provides a great service, not only in helping us better appreciate movies we have seen, but in preparing us to be more thoughtful movie goers in the future.” -- Jerome Foss, Saint Vincent College

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Carson Holloway is professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Micah Watson is is Paul Henry professor of Christianity and Politics at Calvin University

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