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Film, Philosophy and Religion

by William H. U. Anderson
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781648893810
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Vernon Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Vernon Press
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  • Pages: 454
  • Original Price: GBP 50.4
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 650 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Film / General

Hollywood is a $40 billion annual business, one that is highly influential in culture. If we want to know who we are as individuals and a society, what we believe and what we value, we need to know and understand Hollywood and film. Make no mistake, Hollywood is neither philosophically, politically, nor morally neutral! Many studies demonstrate how movies "affect" us long before we have thought it through. In other words, Hollywood "smuggles" all kinds of ideas into our minds and hearts without us even knowing it. While Hollywood may be the biggest and most influential in the world, this book will demonstrate the growing international influence of film from India (Bollywood), Nigeria (Nollywood), Zimbabwe (Zollywood) and Yesilçam (Turkey).


'Film, Philosophy and Religion' explicitly and implicitly takes a philosophical approach to analyzing film theoretically and methodologically. There are topic and film-specific chapters that take a theological approach, and others that explore ideas like Affect, Axiology, Art Reflecting the Artist and Transcendence (Spirituality) of Film. Hermeneutics also have a central role in the book, including films based on biblical texts that act as interpretations of these texts and fill in the blanks (albeit speculatively by way of script and directors). Chapters also explore the philosophy of aesthetics and film realism which end with theology, while other chapters explore the incompatibility of science with religion, as well as a chapter on the timely topic of rape in Turkish film. The book's scope goes from the "Horror of Evil in Ridley Scott's Alien Universe" to "Love Can Thaw a Frozen Heart: The Philosophy of Love in the Frozen Films" (Disney Princess Narratives).


This book represents international films and scholars. The diverse perspectives from theist to atheist-and everything in-between-are sure to spark thinking and generate talking points that provide something for everyone in an accessible format. It will be of great interest to university students and professors, scholars, seminaries, and the general public.

Anderson, William H. U.: - William H. U. Anderson has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies and Theology in Postmodern Literary Critical Circles from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Bill is Professor of Pop Culture and Religious Studies at Concordia University of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. He has worked interdisciplinarily throughout his academic career, and this is his fourth edited volume with Vernon Press in the Philosophy of Religion series.

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