The Message Behind the Movie How to Engage With a Film Without Disengaging Your Faith

by Beaumont, Douglas M.

• ISBN13: 9780802432018
• ISBN10: 0802432018
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Watch. Evaluate. Interact.

Author Biography

Douglas Beaumont is pursuing a Ph.D. at Southern Evangelical Seminary in Matthews, NC. He teaches Bible and Philosophy at Southern Evangelical Bible College and speaks around the country on various topics related to Christianity.

His work has been published in The Christian Apologetics Journal and The Baker Dictionary of Cults and World Religions, and he was the one of the only Protestant writers to be included in The Best Catholic Writing 2006. He lives with his wife, son, bird, and dog in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Movies Are Important	p. 9
Prologue: What's the Story?	p. 15
Watching & Understanding Movies
Can Anything Good Come Out of Hollywood?	p. 19
How a Story Is Told vs. What a Story Tells	p. 31
Story: Structure, Sights, and Sounds	p. 39
Style: How the Story Moves	p. 49
Suppositions: The World of the Story	p. 59
Significance: The Moral of the Story	p. 71
Evaluating & Discussing Movies
Discussing Movies Religiously: Is Salvation Self-Realization or Sincere Repentance?	p. 83
Discussing Movies Philosophically: Is Reality Virtual or Veritable?	p. 101
Discussing Movies Theologically: Is God a Delusion or Deity?	p. 115
Discussing Movies Scripturally: Is the Bible Mythological or Miraculous?	p. 133
Applauding & Avoiding Movies
What Should We Then Watch?	p. 153
Credits	p. 163
Resources / Contact Information	p. 164
Notes	p. 169
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