The inaugural text for Baker Academic's Engaging Culture Series, Johnston's book provides readers with a theological perspective for interpreting films and the film industry. Johnston is a professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary.
You love movies. Who doesn't? In "Finding God in the Movies" Catherine Barsotti and Robert Johnston show you how to combine your love of movies with your desire for God. Introducing thirty-three films of faith - ranging from Tender Mercies to X-Men - the authors identify and explore key biblical themes like forgiveness, faith, and repentance. An ...
How should Christians relate to the difficult and contradictory messages of modern movies? In "Useless Beauty", Robert K. Johnston presents the bold position that films can be our "eyeglasses and hearing aids" in understanding the "Book of Ecclesiastes." Taking up movies such as "American Beauty", "Magnolia", and "About Schmidt", he addresses such ...
This collection of 15 essays examines the relationship between various denominational traditions and the broader spectrum of evangelicalism. Edited by Robert K. Johnston and Donald W. Dayton. Winner of two 1992 Christianity Today Awards: Readers' Choice (1st place; biography/history) and Critics' Choice (runner-up; biography/history). 320 pages, ...
This collection of bite-sized mini essays is for everyone who wants to find a balance between work and the rest of life. The authors--a theologian and a market researcher--have added their own wisdom to compelling quotes and the latest market research to nourish, challenge, and surprise readers.
Providing an accessible and comprehensive treatment of grace, the essays in this volume honor Thomas A. Langford, Provost Emeritus of Duke University and retired William Kellon Quick Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School. Biblical essays discuss grace from the Reformation through Wesley into today. Theological essays ...
The connection between theology and film is a hot topic in the academy and the church. But research and writing on methodology and hermeneutics is lacking. This comprehensive collection identifies the overlooked or undervalued areas in the current discussions of film and theology. Including contributions from the leaders in the field, "Reframing ...
Contemporary currents and crises in both theological education and Old Testament scholarship are reflected in this collection of essays in honor of Dr. David Allan Hubbard, longterm president of Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Ezra-Nehemiah is the Old Testament equivalent of the Acts of the Apostles--it is a book of new beginnings. Just as Acts narrates the early history of the church through the work of the apostles, Ezra-Nehemiah narrates the re-establishment of the people of God after the exile through the work of Sheshbazzar, Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Allen ...
Describes the many facets of North American religion, including the role of women, the effect religion has on politics, and various religious fads in movies and literature.
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