Overview

The Spiritual Practice of Watching Movies What’s your favorite Christmas movie? Easter movie? Pentecost movie? Casual viewers and movie buffs alike have favorite movies to watch at certain times of the year. But for film critic Abby Olcese, movies with spiritual themes aren't just limited to the holiday season. They’re part of a deep human need to connect our favorite stories to the natural rhythms of our lives, and to let them shape and give meaning to our experience of the seasons all year long. The life of the church is also defined by stories, which we revisit through the pattern of the Christian year. In Films for All Seasons, Olcese invites us to reflect on the great themes of the church calendar through the lens of film. From superhero movies and Star Wars to classics and arthouse films, she chooses movies for each liturgical season and leads us through them with skill and infectious enthusiasm, exploring how each one can inform and deepen our appreciation of its corresponding season. Films for All Seasons is more than just a book about movies—it's a model for how we engage with art as Christians. Includes: Explorations of popular, classic, and arthouse films and how they relate to liturgical seasons Reflections on the great themes of the church calendar Discussion questions after each movie designed to facilitate discussion with small groups and friends

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Author:   Abby Olcese ,  Josh Larsen
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781514007846

ISBN 10:   1514007843
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   15 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Foreword by Josh Larsen Introduction: Why Watch Films as a Spiritual Practice? 1. Thoughts on Watching Devotionally Advent 2. Hope: The Last Jedi 3. Faith: The Bishop's Wife 4. Joy: Paddington and Paddington 2 5. Peace: Joyeux Noel Christmas 6. War Is Over (If You Want It): Children of Men 7. ""It's Love That Won"": The Night of the Hunter Epiphany 8. The Chosen One No One Expected: Shazam! 9. What Was I Made For?: Barbie Lent 10. Ash Wednesday: Annihilation 11. Lent Week Two: The Dark Knight 12. Lent Week Three: Logan 13. Lent Week Four: Bad Times at the El Royale 14. Lent Week Five: Groundhog Day 15. Lent Week Six: Lucky Holy Week 16. Maundy Thursday: The Mission 17. Good Friday: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 18. Holy Saturday: The Last Temptation of Christ Easter 19. Reconsidering Edmund: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 20. Fear Kills, Love Resurrects: The Iron Giant Ascension Day 21. A World Built on Top of Ours: Midnight Special 22. Making All Things New: Avatar Pentecost 23. Imperfect Heroes for an Imperfect World: Guardians of the Galaxy 24. The Turbo-Charged Community of Faith: Fast & Furious 6 All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day 25. Narrow the Way: A Hidden Life 26. Chocolate Cake in Heaven: Dick Johnson Is Dead 27. A Vibrant and Complicated Legacy: Coco Conclusion: Ordinary Time Acknowledgments Suggestions for Further Viewing Notes"

Reviews

"""In Films for All Seasons, Abby Olcese brings a sense of playfulness and thoughtfulness to the act of moviegoing through the lens of the Christian liturgical year. She makes the case for a connection between careful Bible study and what she refers to as a 'spiritually curious' approach to engaging with art and the world. In so doing, she provides a valuable resource for anyone who wants to apply their faith to other parts of their lives. Her approach to watching films has enriched my own."" -- Sarah Welch-Larson, author of Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise"

Author Information

Abby Olcese is a writer on film, popular culture, and faith. Her work has appeared at Think Christian, Sojourners, Paste, RogerEbert.com, and /Film. She is also the film editor for The Pitch, a website and magazine serving the greater Kansas City, Missouri, area. She lives in Kansas City.

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