{"product_id":"coen-elijah-siegler-9781481302838","title":"Coen: Framing Religion in Amoral Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eRaising Arizona\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Country for Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/i\u003e--Joel and Ethan Coen make movies. They make movies that matter. But do these movies matter for religion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eCoen\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful response to this question of religious significance that neither imposes alien orthodoxy nor consigns the Coens to religious insignificance. The Coen movies discussed each receive a chapter-length investigation of the specific film's relation to the religious. Far more than just documenting religion in all Coen films--from blink-and you'll-miss-them biblical references to gospel tunes framing the soundtrack--the volume, cumulatively, mounts a compelling case for the Coens' consistent religious outlook with an original argument about precisely what constitutes religion. The volume reveals how Coen films emerge as morality tales, set in a mythological American landscape, that critique greed and self-interest. Coen heroes often confront apocalyptic and unredeemable evil, face human limitation and the banality of violence, and force audiences to wrestle with redemption and grace within the stark moral worlds portrayed on screen. This is religion on Coen terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eCoen\u003c\/i\u003e teaches its readers something new about religion, about film, and about the kind of world-making that each claims to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elijah Siegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481302833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481302838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Elijah Siegler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064585117951,"sku":"9781481302838","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fb8c18e0-d6ce-434a-a99b-944c7d6f9e4f.jpg?v=1712124625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coen-elijah-siegler-9781481302838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}