God on the Big Screen: A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today

by Terry Lindvall

Links film history with church history over the past century, illuminating America's broader relationship with religious currents over time

Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Frankenstein, Amistad, Easy Rider, Talladega Nights, and Alien 3, as well as in religiously inspired...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479886742
• ISBN13: 9781479886746
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"