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Full-Text Articles in Catholic Studies
Idda, Sherry Coman
Idda, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Idda (2026), directed by Irene Dionisio.
Moving On: Purgatorial Seriality And Unanswered Prayer In Lost’S “Ab Aeterno”, Christian Wilken
Moving On: Purgatorial Seriality And Unanswered Prayer In Lost’S “Ab Aeterno”, Christian Wilken
Journal of Religion & Film
“Ab Aeterno” (Lost, 6.09) distills the series’ religious logic with unusual explicitness by staging theodicy not as doctrine but as narrative procedure. This article argues that the episode converts Catholic sacramental form (confession, absolution, and penitential address) into a serial ethics of endurance in which closure is structurally deferred. Richard Alpert’s confession establishes a subject who seeks an authorized word that would stabilize suffering, yet the priest’s refusal (“I can’t”) installs a theology of unanswered prayer that becomes the template for Richard’s long durée of waiting. Jacob’s “cork” parable then supplies a katechontic justification of restraint: evil is not abolished …
Piercing The Veil In Sinners: Theological Insights From The Juke Joint, Antonio D. Sison Cpps
Piercing The Veil In Sinners: Theological Insights From The Juke Joint, Antonio D. Sison Cpps
Journal of Religion & Film
Celebrated as a critical and commercial success, Ryan Coogler’s genre-defying opus Sinners has also been considered as one of the most culturally significant films of 2025. It also promises to be one of the most theologically resonant films of the year. This is evinced not only in its thematic and literary bases but, importantly, in its very audiovisual language and grammar, its stylistic strategies qua film. As reasoned in this essay, Coogler’s film is a rich locus theologicus, a nexus for theological discovery and insight.Sinners kindles the hermeneutical impulse to dialogue with African American/Pan-Africa theologies exemplified by the …
A Modal Analysis Of Human Dignity, Alexander S. Eberspacher
A Modal Analysis Of Human Dignity, Alexander S. Eberspacher
Theses/Capstones/Creative Projects
This work examines the history of the human rights tradition and philosophically compares it to the natural law tradition as most pre-eminently developed in Catholicism. It then turns to examine how Catholicism offers a philosophically sound base for universal dignity through the light of Saul Kripke’s modal work, while the Universal Declaration of Human Rights cannot account for such.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Elijah Siegler
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Elijah Siegler
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), directed by Rian Johnson.
Conclave, William L. Blizek
Conclave, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Conclave (2024), directed by Edward Berger.
Holy Water, Chris Deacy
Holy Water, Chris Deacy
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of the short film, Holy Water (2024), directed by Claire Barnett.
Conclave, Sherry Coman
Conclave, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Conclave (2024), directed by Edward Berger.
Wildcat, Karl Martin
Wildcat, Karl Martin
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Wildcat (2023), directed by Ethan Hawke.
The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, And Demonic Belief, Sena Nurhan Duran
The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, And Demonic Belief, Sena Nurhan Duran
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Joseph P. Laycock and Eric Harrelson, The Exorcist Effect: Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2023).
Punishment, Rubina Ramji
Punishment, Rubina Ramji
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Punishment (2024), directed by Øystein Mamen.
The New Boy, Sherry Coman
The New Boy, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The New Boy (2023), directed by Warwick Thornton.
Natalia, Dereck Daschke
Natalia, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Natalia (2023), directed by Elizabeth Mirzaei.
Benedetta, Richard S. Ascough
Benedetta, Richard S. Ascough
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Benedetta (2021), directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Nothing Compares, John C. Lyden
Nothing Compares, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Nothing Compares (2022), directed by Kathryn Ferguson.
Maharaja's Children, William L. Blizek
Maharaja's Children, William L. Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Maharaja's Children (2022), directed by Tomasz Stankiewiez.
Medieval Saints And Modern Screens: Divine Visions As Cinematic Experience, Stephen Okey
Medieval Saints And Modern Screens: Divine Visions As Cinematic Experience, Stephen Okey
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Alicia Spencer-Hall, Medieval Saints and Modern Screens: Divine Visions as Cinematic Experience (Amsterdam University Press, 2018).
Revising Mary Queen Of Scots: From Protestant Persecution To Patriarchal Struggle, Jennifer M. Desilva, Emily K. Mcguire
Revising Mary Queen Of Scots: From Protestant Persecution To Patriarchal Struggle, Jennifer M. Desilva, Emily K. Mcguire
Journal of Religion & Film
Since Mary Queen of Scots’ execution in 1587, she has become a symbol of Scottish identity, failed female leadership, and Catholic martyrdom. Throughout the twentieth century, Mary was regularly depicted on screen (Ford, 1936; Froelich, 1940; Jarrott, 1971) as a thrice-wed Catholic queen, unable to rule her country due to her feminine nature and Catholic roots. However, with the rise of third wave feminism and postfeminism in media, coupled with the increased influence of female directors and writers, Mary’s characterization has shifted from portraying female/emotional weakness and religious sacrifice to female/collaborative strength in hardship and a struggle against patriarchal prejudice. …
Rebel Hearts, John C. Lyden
Rebel Hearts, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Rebel Hearts (2021), directed by Pedro Kos.
A Hidden Life, Sherry Coman
A Hidden Life, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of A Hidden Life (2019), directed by Terrence Malick.
Corpus Christi, Sherry Coman
Corpus Christi, Sherry Coman
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Corpus Christi (2019), directed by Jan Komasa.
Between Idealization Of A Martyr And Critic Of A Society: Analysis Of Axel Corti’S "Der Fall Jägerstätter", Jakub Gortat
Between Idealization Of A Martyr And Critic Of A Society: Analysis Of Axel Corti’S "Der Fall Jägerstätter", Jakub Gortat
Journal of Religion & Film
The new film approach to the figure of Franz Jägerstätter by Terrence Mallick in 2019 is an occasion to take a critical look at the first movie about the Catholic martyr that was made by the Austrian director Axel Corti in 1971. Although the movie turned out be to a huge success and until now is viewed as one of the turning points in coming to terms with the Nazi past in the Austrian film history, it idealizes, against the director’s intentions, the protagonist and preserves some of the characteristic elements of the history discourse of the times it was …
Screening Religiosity In Contemporary Polish Films. The Role Of Religious Motifs In Visual Communication., Mariola Marczak
Screening Religiosity In Contemporary Polish Films. The Role Of Religious Motifs In Visual Communication., Mariola Marczak
Journal of Religion & Film
In the paper the Polish contemporary cinema has been explored as a vehicle through which films can reflect and communicate social issues, such as religiosity of Polish society, the character of it, the ways of expression and values promoted by it. The main components of modern Polish religiosity are shown as they are exhibited in film works perceived as part of modern visual culture. The examination also comprises most frequently and typically tools used for communicating or revealing the transcendent sphere in the contemporary Polish films, such as Christ-figures - including apocryphal ones and parables. They are considered as a …
Ask The Beasts Of The Southern Wild: Exploring Human Identity As Beast, Being And Beholder In Ask The Beasts: Darwin And The God Of Love And Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Stephanie Cherpak Clary
Ask The Beasts Of The Southern Wild: Exploring Human Identity As Beast, Being And Beholder In Ask The Beasts: Darwin And The God Of Love And Beasts Of The Southern Wild, Stephanie Cherpak Clary
Journal of Religion & Film
Anthropocentrism and hierarchical dualism together encourage a dangerous anthropology where human primacy among creation and the prioritization of certain humans leads to destruction for all. During a time when suffering caused by climate change continues to intensify, it is increasingly important to find compelling ways to share the stories of those who suffer most. I will explore how Beasts of the Southern Wild (Zeitlin, 2012) contextualizes the ecofeminist theology found in Johnson’s Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love (2014), specifically the idea of humans identifying as beasts, beings and beholders. Furthermore, I will discuss how the representation …
Novitiate, Joshua Canzona
Novitiate, Joshua Canzona
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Novitiate (2017) directed by Maggie Betts.
Scorsese’S Silence: Film As Practical Theodicy, Ian Deweese-Boyd
Scorsese’S Silence: Film As Practical Theodicy, Ian Deweese-Boyd
Journal of Religion & Film
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence takes up the anguished experience of God’s silence in the face of human suffering. The main character, the Jesuit priest Sabastião Rodrigues, finds his faith gutted by the appalling silence of God as he witnesses the horrific persecution of Christians in seventeenth century Japan. Yujin Nagasawa calls the particularly intense combination of the problems of divine hiddenness and evil the problem of divine absence that resists resolution through explanations that have typically characterized the theodicies offered by philosophers. Drawing on the thought of Ignatius of Loyola, this essay explores the way …
Still Banned After All These Years- Retracing The Journey Of Cavani’S ‘Revolutionary’ Galileo (1968)., Silvia Angeli
Still Banned After All These Years- Retracing The Journey Of Cavani’S ‘Revolutionary’ Galileo (1968)., Silvia Angeli
Journal of Religion & Film
“Revolutionary” and “scandalous” are adjectives the late Ettore Bernabei, General Director of Italian State Television (RAI) from 1961 to 1974, used to describe Liliana Cavani’s Galileo (1968) in a 2005 interview for Corriere della Sera. Such harsh judgment reflects the undiminished hostility of a significant branch of Italian Catholicism toward the film. The fact that almost 50 years after its release Galileo has yet to be broadcast on public television despite being commissioned by it unequivocally confirms this hostility. Based on primary sources such as press articles and archival sources, this article chronicles Galileo’s incredible journey through …
Verónica, Kyle Derkson
Verónica, Kyle Derkson
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Verónica (2017), directed by Paco Plaza.
The Little Hours, Frederick Ruf, Kathryn Wade
The Little Hours, Frederick Ruf, Kathryn Wade
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Little Hours (2017), directed by Jeff Baena.
Beatriz At Dinner, Kevin V. Dodd
Beatriz At Dinner, Kevin V. Dodd
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Beatriz at Dinner (2017), directed by Miguel Arteta.