Lights Camera Faith Cycle a

by Peter Malone and Rose Pacatte

Book Overview

Malone and Pacatte create a dialogue between Scripture and film, engaging faith through culture and culture through faith in this exciting series. This volume provides a fresh take on the Scriptures through the lens of popular movies such as: It's a Wonderful Life, Where the Heart Is, The Family Man, Forrest Gump, and more. A movie synopsis, film commentary, film dialogue with the Sunday Scriptures, points for reflection and conversation, and suggested...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081984490X
• ISBN13: 9780819844903
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Just What I've Been Waiting For!

What a wonderful resource! Finally, a book that looks at contemporary films--yes, secular films, no less--tells what the story is about, ties them to the common lectionary, and offers some insightful questions to use with discussion groups. The best part is that it doesn't use all those awful "Christian" movies--you know, the kind where no one cusses, kisses, copulates or cogitates outside of certain predefined parameters. I'm using this for a monthly film festival at my church, and the people are far more happy than when they only got to see the films full of religiosity, piety and platitudes. I'm looking forward to getting the full series A, B & C.

Excellent Tool for Young Adults

This is a specialized book, a LECTIONARY. It is geared to the readings of the the common lectionary and uses a current feature film to bring out the message. The first three films are The Beach, The Apostle, Jesus' Son, so we see it is not a prayer book. It mines the theme, outlines the values and the ambiguity in human relationship and circumstances. Young adults go the the movies. People in the the Chuch must start where people are. This is a place to start.