{"product_id":"god-on-the-big-screen-a-history-of-hollywood-prayer-from-the-silent-era-to-today-paperback-softback-9781479892617","title":"God on the Big Screen; A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today (Paperback \/ softback) 9781479892617","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGod on the Big Screen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTerry Lindvall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479892617\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 August 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 25 black and white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Terry Lindvall's book isn't simply about prayer—despite the subtitle—but about the forms that American religion has taken since the emergence of silent films around the turn of the century.\" (Nova Religio)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinks film history with church history over the past century, illuminating America's broader relationship with religious currents over time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Moments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as \u003ci\u003eRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmistad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalladega Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlien 3\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as in religiously inspired classics such as \u003ci\u003eBen-Hur\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, Terry Lindvall examines how films have reflected, and sometimes sought to prescribe, ideas about how one ought to pray. He surveys the landscape of those films that employ prayer in their narratives, beginning with the silent era and moving through the uplifting and inspirational movies of the Great Depression and World War II, the cynical, anti-establishment films of the 60s and 70s, and the sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters of today. Lindvall considers how the presentation of cinematic prayer varies across race, age, and gender, and places the use of prayer in film in historical context, shedding light on the religious currents at play during those time periods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod on the Big Screen \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that the way prayer is presented in film during each historical period tells us a great deal about America's broader relationship with religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595442417944,"sku":"9781479892617","price":25.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/god-on-the-big-screen-a-history-of-hollywood-prayer-from-the-silent-era-to-today-paperback-softback-9781479892617","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}