{"product_id":"finding-st-paul-in-film-richard-walsh-9780567028501","title":"Finding St. Paul in Film","description":"Unlike Jesus, Paul has not appeared often in the movies, either as a leading man or as a\u003cbr\u003epart of the supporting cast. In fact, Walsh's search of \"Saint Paul\" at the Internet\u003cbr\u003eMovie Database (IMDb.com) found only two movies. Ingenious and enterprising scholars, like Robert\u003cbr\u003eJewett, Larry Kreitzer, and Roland Boer have brought Paul to the movies, however, by discovering Pauline\u003cbr\u003eimages, motifs, and texts in various \"secular\" films.\u003cbr\u003e In Finding Saint Paul in the Movies, Walsh find a Paul who is a stranger to our questions and ideologies. As Paul does not appear often in film, the films that the book brings into dialogue with Paul have only metaphorical connections with the Paul of Christian and academic discourse. The films relate to Paul only as Walsh's interpretations of the films and of Paul render Paul the films' precursor. \u003cbr\u003e Walsh's book works more abstractly. It has four major topics distributed in an equal number of chapters: (1) Paul's concept of grace (the inclusion of the Gentiles); (2) Paul's apocalyptic visions and worldview; (3) Paul's struggles with theodicy and community formation; and (4) Paul's \"apostolic\" or \"canonical\" status. \u003cbr\u003e He examines movies such as Tender Mercies, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Places in the Heart, Donnie Darko, Witness, The Truman Show, Strange Days, Being John Malkovich, Fargo, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and The Apostle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 056702850X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567028501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.08w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 1843","brand":"Richard Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425036714239,"sku":"9780567028501","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40385675-10ef-492c-b05e-d8a076fa529d.jpg?v=1761536569","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finding-st-paul-in-film-richard-walsh-9780567028501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}