Movies on a Mission: American Protestants and the Foreign Missionary Film, 1906-1956

by Glenn Reynolds

This investigation into the little-known genre of mission-oriented films uncovers how Protestant missionaries overseas sought to bring back motion picture footage from remote parts of the world. In the broader religious community, mission films aimed to educate congregants back home about efforts to evangelize communities around the world. This book, however, demonstrates the larger impact of mission films on American visual culture. The evolution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476685398
• ISBN13: 9781476685397
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.7" x 9.8"