Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
How might film reveal God? Do movies put people in a place of heightened receptivity to God’s revelation?
Brent talks with Richard Vance Goodwin about his new book from IVP America called ‘Seeing Is Believing: The Revelation of God Through Film’.
- (0:45) How Richard’s interest in film developed;
- (3:17) Why Christians have been so reluctant to engage with arts and the cinema;
- (5:30) A good theology of creation;
- (6:30) How we can theologically engage with movies;
- (10:00) Cinema and Jacob at Bethel;
- (13:30) Are there ‘spiritual’ stylistic choices in film?
- (17:20) Lighting in film;
- (18:30) General revelation and film;
- (20:05) 2001: A Space Odyssey
- (26:20) C.S. Lewis and joy.
Links mentioned in this episode:
IV Press
Richard Vance Goodwin 'Seeing Is Believing - The Revelation of God Through Film'
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