Celluloid Sermons: The Emergence of the Christian Film Industry, 1930-1986

by Terry Lindvall and Andrew Quicke

Christian filmmaking, done outside of the corporate Hollywood industry and produced for Christian churches, affected a significant audience of church people. Protestant denominations and individuals believed that they could preach and teach more effectively through the mass medium of film. Although suspicion toward the film industry marked many conservatives during the early 1930s, many Christian leaders came to believe in the power of technology...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814753248
• ISBN13: 9780814753248
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"