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The Crimes Of Love. The (Un)Censored Version Of The Flood Story In Noah (2014), Wojciech Kosior

Journal of Religion & Film

A swift survey of Noah reviews clearly shows that the audience’s sensitivity was challenged in several regards; Noah was portrayed as a “religious extremist” and “borderline psychopath”, the Creator proved to be a “distant—unaware or uncaring—overseer”, while Aronofsky himself was said to have a “sinister purpose of leading people to believe that Christianity and Judaism are something they are not.” On closer examination, however, the above summarized pleas are not entirely relevant for two basic reasons. First, the movie consists of ideas that have been in use since antiquity, rearranged and composed into a new-old story and all the arguments …

Santería And Resistance In Tomás Gutierrez Alea And Juan Carlos Tabío’S Strawberry And Chocolate And In Fernando Pérez’S Life Is To Whistle, David S. Dalton

Journal of Religion & Film

The 1990s were a politically, socially, and economically turbulent decade for Cuba. It is neither surprising that it was during these years that the state amended its approach to religious freedom nor that it was during this time that Pope John Paul II made his historic visit to the island. Following the pontiff’s visit, the state amended the constitution and declared itself secular rather than Marxist, thus removing much of the stigma that believers had previously faced. In this article I analyze the relationship between the national cinema and religious freedom by showing that many Cuban directors challenged official constructs …

Indigenous Helpers And Renegade Invaders: Ambivalent Characters In Biblical And Cinematic Conquest Narratives, L. Daniel Hawk

Journal of Religion & Film

This article compares the role of ambiguous character types in the national narratives of biblical Israel and modern America, two nations that ground their identities in myths of conquest. The types embody the tensions and ambivalence conquest myths generate by combining the invader/indigenous binary in complementary ways. The Indigenous Helper assists the invaders and signifies the land’s acquiescence to conquest. The Renegade Invader identifies with the indigenous peoples and manifests anxiety about the threat of indigenous difference. A discussion of these types in the book of Joshua, through the stories of Rahab and Achan, establishes a point of reference by …

Risen, Katie Turner

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Risen (2016), directed by Kevin Reynolds.

Gimme Danger; Leehom Wang's Open Fire Concert Film, Ken Derry

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a comparative film review of Gimme Danger (2016), directed by Jim Jarmusch, and Leehom Wang's Open Fire Concert Film (2016), directed by Homeboy Music, Inc.

The Patriarch (Mahana), Ken Derry

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of The Patriarch (2016), directed by Lee Tamahori.

Six Ways Of Looking At Anomalisa, David L. Smith

Journal of Religion & Film

Anomalisa is a parable about the nature of human fulfilment that explores the tension between other-worldly desire (the conviction that real life must be “elsewhere”) and the kind of fulfilment that comes from a more transparent relationship to things as they are. The film explores this religious theme not only through its story, but through the way the story comments on its own embodiment as a puppet show—a work of stop-motion animation. In this paper, I try to tease out the film’s complex reflections on the real and the artificial (in particular, on the ways that a desire for “the …

The Faithful Flyer, 10-02-2016, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, October 2, 2016

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, October 2, 2016

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

Saint Francis Brogia Deaf Center Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Propers 22 (Pentecost 20) Series C 2016, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Series C, and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

The Interplay Of Word And World: Biblical And Experiential Reflections, Craig R. Koester

Faculty Publications

From his vantage as a New Testament scholar and seminary leader, Craig Koester reflects on the interchange between Word and World through the lens of biblical studies, especially through several examples. Koester is Vice President of Academic Affairs, Professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Testament at Luther Seminary.

The Repercussions Of Having A Body, James Harkness

CIE Essay Writing Contest

No abstract provided.

"O, Lord, Hear The Cries And See The Tears Of The Baptists": Garner Mcconnico Meets Alexander Campbell, Mcgarvey Ice

Library Research and Publications

A descriptive and interpretive article about the conflict among Baptists in Tennessee concerning the reform ideas of Alexander Campbell, particularly as led and articulated by Garner McConnico. This article is both a critical biographical sketch of McConnico and narrative of Campbell's earliest conflict among Tennessee Baptists. Of particular focus is the impact Campbell's teaching had upon Baptists in the Middle Tennessee associations as a context for the establishment and flourishing of the Baptist Church of Nashville, later the Church Street Christian Church.

Martha's Gift To Posterity: One Pulpit's Remarkable Story, Mcgarvey Ice

Library Research and Publications

This articles examines, by way of narrating the use of an artifact---a pulpit, the local history of the Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (including especially their early relationship to Baptist Churches) in Nashville, Tennessee.

2016-17 Chapel Schedule, Taylor University

Chapel Schedules

No abstract provided.

Intellectualism And American Parish Priests: A Study Of The Library Of Monsignor Bernard J. Beckmeyer, Stephanie Soule

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

The 1955 publication of John Tracy Ellis's article "American Catholics and the Intellectual Life" sparked new discussion among historians about the role of intellectualism in the lives of American Catholics. This article examines the intellectual habits of American parish priests in the early and mid-twentieth century by studying the working library of Monsignor Bernard J. Beckmeyer of Dayton, Ohio. The contents of his library support Ellis's assertion that parish priests usually concentrated on the administration of their parishes, and not on scholarship and intellectualism. This focus was likely due to several factors, including the lackluster quality of seminary education of …

Gleaning As A Transformational Business Model For Solidarity With The Poor And Marginalized, Bruce D. Baker

SPU Works

“Gleaning” refers to the mandate within the Mosaic Law that harvesters should leave behind “gleanings” for the sake of the poor who subsist on the literal and figurative margins of society. Although this biblical mandate is generally neglected and considered irrelevant in modern business practice, it holds powerful lessons to help guide modern businesses into transformational solidarity with the poor and marginalized. This paper interprets the biblical significance of gleaning, to discern how the principles of gleaning, though rooted in ancient agrarian culture, might be applicable to modern business which is generally far removed from agriculture. The exegesis and analysis …

Apologetics Without Apology: Arguments For The Existence Of God From Business & Economics, Michael E. Cafferky

Faculty Works

This paper offers the reader ways for the business practitioner to participate in Christian apologetics. Apologetics is defined. The purpose and tasks of apologetics is described. A case is made for the importance of Christian apologetics. Several tactics are introduced that offer potential for the Christian apologist. A matrix describes the potential opportunities to develop Christian apologetics for the context of business and economics. A discussion follows regarding the implications for business scholars and Christian business school curriculum at all levels.

Embracing Sexuality And The Church, Kelsey West

Religion: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Quaker Religious Thought, No. 127, Howard R. Macy, Max Carter

Quaker Religious Thought

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Faculty Research Practices In Religious Studies @ Yale University, Graziano Kraetli, Suzanne Estelle-Holmer, Christine Richardson

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The Cosmic Good. Religious Grounds For Ecological Ethics., James Chukwuma Okoye C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Angel Of Whom?, Garrett Bullock

CIE Essay Writing Contest

No abstract provided.

The Soul Of The Drone Operator: The Place Of The Cardinal Virtues In Drone Warfare, Lazarus Ejike Onuh

Theology Graduate Theses

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter

1. The Value of Human Life and the Paradox of War
2. The Nuts and Bolts of Drones
3. The Moral Landscape of Drone Warfare and Its Implication on the Just War Theory
4. The Cardinal Virtues and the Drone Operator
5. The Victimhood of the Drone Operator
6. Beyond Moral Injury; Soul Wound and Repair

Conclusion

Bibliography

New Spiritan Universities: Marian University College, Bagamoyo, Luke Nnamdi Mbefo C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Spiritan Pedagogy And Cura Personalis In A Large Lecture Hall, Matthew Kostek

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Updates, James Chukwuma Okoye C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

James Chukwuma Okoye, C.S.Sp. summarizes three recent Vatican documents touching Spiritan spheres of mission and life: “Educating to Intercultural Dialogue in Catholic Schools,” October 2013 from the Congregation for Catholic Education, “Identity and Mission of the Religious Brother in the Church,” October 2015, by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and “A Reflection on the Theological Questions pertaining to Catholic-Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate, no. 4,” December 10, 2015, by the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews.

Saint John The Evangelist Church, October 2016

Saint John the Evangelist Church

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Green Bay, WI

Saint John the Evangelist Church Finding Aid

A Tribute To Frederick J. Gaiser: Upon His Retirement As Editor Of Word & World, Mark A. Throntveit

Faculty Publications

This tribute to Frederick Gaiser at the end of his term as editor of Word & World comes from a longtime colleague and collaborator in the publication of this journal. Mark Throntveit is the Book Review Editor of this journal, and the Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary.