Religion and Film: The Basics

Jeanette Reedy Solano is Associate Professor at California State University, Fullerton, USA. She is Co-chair of the Religion, Film, and Visual Culture Unit in the American Academy of Religion and serves on the Editorial Board for The Journal of Religion and Film for which she has served as a film critic for Sundance and other film festivals.

• 1. Discovering the Divine in the Dark: An Introduction to Religion and Film 2. Dimensions and Bricolage: Methodological Approaches to Religion and Film 3. Flickering Faith: Exploring World Religions through Film 4. Shaking with Fear or Laughter: Exploring Religion and Film through Film Genres 5. Demons, Redeemers, Ghosts and More: Recurrent Tropes in Religion and Film 6. Before the Credits Roll: A Conclusion

"In Religion and Film: The Basics, Dr. Solano offers the student of religion and film an invaluable resource for navigating contemporary life: a tool for understanding ourselves and the (religious, political, racial) other in and through the cinema. The book is equal parts accessible and irenic, drawing on the best of religion and film scholarship while also being eminently readable. I highly recommend it."Kutter Callaway, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA."This is a workable introduction for any reader wishing to know more about the field of religion and film. It offers a creative and thoughtful approach to the basics of religion and film that will no doubt inspire many future essays, analyses, and other forms of scholarly work."Sofia Sjö, Journal of Religion & Film, Vol. 26: Iss. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol26/iss2/7