God in the Movies

Catherine M. Barsotti (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is affiliate assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and a professor at Centro Hispano de Estudios Teológicos (CHET), a Latino ministry training center in Compton, California. She wrote regular movie reviews for seventeen years for The Covenant Companion and Faith@Work.Robert K. Johnston (PhD, Duke University) is professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and codirector of Fuller's Reel Spirituality Institute. He is the author or editor of a number of books, including Reel Spirituality and God's Wider Presence.

• ContentsForeword by Ralph WinterIntroduction: Film and Faith--Welcome to a Maturing ConversationRobert K. Johnston and Catherine M. BarsottiThe '80s: A Decade of ChangesBarry Taylor1. Amadeus (d. Forman, 1984, US)Kutter Callaway2. Babette's Feast (d. Axel, 1987, Denmark)Lauralee Farrer3. Chariots of Fire (d. Hudson, 1981, US/UK)Joseph C. Gallagher4. Crimes and Misdemeanors (d. Allen, 1989, US)Eugene Suen5. Do the Right Thing (d. Lee, 1989, US)Avril Z. Speaks6. The Elephant Man (d. Lynch, 1980, US/UK)Joseph C. Gallagher7. Field of Dreams (d. Robinson, 1989, US)Robert K. Johnston8. The Mission (d. Joffé, 1986, UK/France)Kutter Callaway9. Places in the Heart (d. Benton, 1984, US)Elijah Davidson10. Wings of Desire (d. Wenders, 1987, Germany)Craig DetweilerThe '90s: A Bridge DecadeBarry Taylor11. American Beauty (d. Mendes, 1999, US)Avril Z. Speaks12. Breaking the Waves (d. von Trier, 1996, Denmark/Sweden/France/Netherlands/Norway)Lauralee Farrer13. Dead Man Walking (d. Robbins, 1995, US)Avril Z. Speaks14. Groundhog Day (d. Ramis, 1993, US)Elijah Davidson15. To Live (d. Zhang, 1994, China)Eugene Suen16. Magnolia (d. Anderson, 1999, US)Robert K. Johnston17. The Piano (d. Campion, 1993, New Zealand/Australia/France)Lauralee Farrer18. The Shawshank Redemption (d. Darabont, 1994, US)Robert K. Johnston19. Three Colors: Blue (d. Kieślowski, 1993, France/Poland)Lauralee Farrer20. Unforgiven (d. Eastwood, 1992, US)Elijah DavidsonThe '00s: A Decade of the UnexpectedBarry Taylor21. Children of Men (d. Cuarón, 2006, UK/US/Japan)Mathew P. John22. Lars and the Real Girl (d. Gillespie, 2007, US)Catherine M. Barsotti23. Munyurangabo (d. Chung, 2008, Rwanda/US)Robert K. Johnston24. Secret Sunshine (d. Lee, 2007, South Korea)Eugene Suen25. A Serious Man (d. Coen and Coen, 2009, US)Elijah Davidson26. The Son (d. Dardenne and Dardenne, 2002, Belgium/France)Eugene Suen27. There Will Be Blood (d. Anderson, 2007, US)Lauralee Farrer28. Up (d. Docter and Peterson, 2009, US)Joseph C. Gallagher29. WALL• E (d. Stanton, 2008, US)Elijah Davidson30. Water (d. Mehta, 2005, Canada/India)Mathew P. JohnThe '10s: A Decade for SpiritualityBarry Taylor31. The Adjustment Bureau (d. Nolfi, 2011, US)Catherine M. Barsotti and Mathew P. John32. Calvary (d. McDonagh, 2014, Ireland/UK)Catherine M. Barsotti33. Get Low (d. Schneider, 2010, US)Catherine M. Barsotti34. Life of Pi (d. Lee, 2012, US)Avril Z. Speaks35. Noah (d. Aronofsky, 2014, US)Kutter Callaway36. Of Gods and Men (d. Beauvois, 2010, France)Catherine M. Barsotti37. The Tree of Life (d. Malick, 2011, US)Robert K. Johnston38. True Grit (d. Coen and Coen, 2010, US)Kutter Callaway39. 12 Years a Slave (d. McQueen, 2013, US/UK)Elijah Davidson40. Zero Dark Thirty (d. Bigelow, 2012, US)Avril Z. SpeaksAppendix 1: Movies Listed by Biblical TextAppendix 2: Movies Listed by Theological Topic