Description: The Spirit and the Screen explores pertinent pneumatological issues that arise in film and asks how Christian convictions and experiences of the Spirit might shape the way one thinks about films and film-making.
Brief description: Steven Félix-Jägeris associate professor of theology and worship, chair of the worship and media department, and director of academic research at Life Pacific University.
Review Quotes: "Rather than once again exploring films which have a Christ-figure--e.g., Logan, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest--The Spirit and the Screen focuses instead on the importance of the Spirit, believing that the Spirit of Life is in all things, both inspiring and advocating. The authors of this first-rate collection are a diverse group of younger and more mature scholars, male and female, Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal, white and persons of color. Together, their differing perspectives help readers understand the range and depth of film analysis from a pneumatological perspective. In the process, they break new and helpful ground in theology and film studies. Highly recommended!" --Robert K. Johnston, Fuller Theological Seminary; author of Reel Spirituality and God's Wider Presence