Film and Redemption

This book explores the representation of the idea or theme of redemption in contemporary, popular film.

Autorentext

David Rankin is an ordained minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and has served as both Principal of Trinity College Queensland, Australia, and Head of the School of Theology at Griffith University, Australia. His previous publications include Tertullian and the Church (1995), From Clement to Origen (2006), Athenagoras (2009), The Early Church and the Afterlife (2017) and Film and the Afterlife (2019).

Inhalt

1 Introduction; 2 Redemption in Christian Thought; 3 'I'm not like that anymore': Redemption in Clint Eastwood films; 4 'Pay up': Redemption in Martin Scorsese films; 5 'Why did my life end up like this?': Redemption in Kore-eda Hirokazu films; 6 'I coulda been somebody': Redemption in other films (individual directors); 7 Conclusions