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9781610978293

Useless Beauty

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  • ISBN13:

    9781610978293

  • ISBN10:

    1610978293

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-12-16
  • Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub

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Robert K. Johnston (PhD, Duke University) is professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author or editor of over twelve books, including Reel Spirituality and Finding God in the Movies. A past president of the American Theological Society and the recipient of two major research grants from the Luce Foundation, Johnston is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. 9
Prefacep. 11
Acknowledgmentsp. 15
A Battered Optimism: Ecclesiastes and Our Contemporary Contextp. 17
The Existentialist Alternative: Akira Kurosawa and Woody Allenp. 35
Death and Life: Alan Ball and American Beautyp. 57
The Saddest Happy Ending: Paul Thomas Anderson and Magnoliap. 73
Chance and Fate: Tom Tykwer and Run Lola Runp. 93
An Ambiguous Joy: Marc Forster and Monster's Ballp. 113
Can God Be in This? M. Night Shyamalan and Signsp. 127
Confessions of a Workaholic: Alexander Payne, Election, and About Schmidtp. 147
Humanity at Full Stretch: Let the "Preacher" Respondp. 169
EcclesiastesÆ History of Interpretationp. 179
Christian Film Criticismp. 183
Biblical Criticism and Useless Beautyp. 187
Notesp. 191
Movies Citedp. 201
Indexp. 205
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