Faith and Film: A Guidebook for Leaders

By Edward N. McNulty

Growing numbers of church leaders are discovering that many films are able to impact viewers with gospel truths almost as well as a good sermon. Ed McNulty, a former pastor and longtime reviewer of films, offers this guide to help church leaders enter into dialogue with contemporary films. McNulty carefully crafts a theology of movies and then provides practical suggestions for creating and leading movie discussions with groups. In addition, he provides people from all across the theological spectrum with a framework to understand whether the overall message of a film outweighs concerns over profanity, violence, or sex in the film. He concludes by introducing twenty-seven films and including provocative questions about each that will prepare leaders to assemble and facilitate a group. Popular films explored include The Color Purple ; Crash ; Hotel Rwanda ; The Matrix ; Million Dollar Baby ; O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Shawshank Redemption .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664229506
• ISBN13: 9780664229504
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.1"