Theology and Film

1 credits · Divinity School

This course explores the mutually-illuminating relationship between theology and film. It offers an introduction to the key components of film-making and interpretation and seeks to equip students to engage the medium responsibly while articulating a film's potential (or peril) for theological and ethical formation. The class examines feature length films from various styles and genres of in the contexts of readings from theologians or theorists who have shaped how we think of the intersection of theology and film today.