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Religion And Film: An Introduction. By Melanie J. Wright, Kent R. Bean
Religion And Film: An Introduction. By Melanie J. Wright, Kent R. Bean
BYU Studies Quarterly
Melanie J. Wright. Religion and Film: An Introduction. New York: I. B. Tauris, 2007
Seeking After The Good In Art, Drama, Film, And Literature, Travis T. Anderson
Seeking After The Good In Art, Drama, Film, And Literature, Travis T. Anderson
BYU Studies Quarterly
Not long ago, kids in tow, I burst in unannounced on my parents and found them absorbed in some ubiquitous TV sitcom. While we peeled off our coats and the kids started chasing each other around the house, I jokingly chided my mom for wasting her time on such mindless drivel. In reply, she playfully denounced my elitist taste and defended her show as “good, wholesome entertainment.” Well, it may indeed have been entertaining. And being a show that originally aired back in the early eighties and even then was aimed at an older demographic, it was relatively free of …