God on the Big Screen : : A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today / / Terry Lindvall.
Film history meets church history through the ritual of prayers Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Frankenstein, Amistad, Easy Rider, Talladega Nights, and Alien 3, as well as in...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 25 black and white illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Silent Prayers (1902– 1927)
- 2. Censored Prayers (1927– 1939)
- 3. Foxhole Prayers (1939– 1945)
- 4. Postwar Secular Prayers (1946– 1963)
- 5. Cynical Prayers (1964– 1976)
- 6. Revival of Prayer (1976– 1988)
- 7. Postmodern Prayers (1989– 2000)
- 8. Millennial Prayers (2000– 2017)
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Filmography
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author