{"product_id":"movies-and-the-church-of-jonathan-plummer-9781476676555","title":"Movies and the Church of Baseball: Religion in the Cinema of the National Pastime","description":"\u003cp\u003e American baseball cinema has a long history of Christian religious imagery and symbolism, from \u003ci\u003eThe Busher\u003c\/i\u003e in 1919 to \u003ci\u003eAngels in the Outfield\u003c\/i\u003e in 1994, to the baseball movies of the twenty-first century. This book undertakes a close textual analysis of \u003ci\u003eThe Natural\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBull Durham\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, exploring the frequency of Christian imagery and themes in the American baseball movie. From Babe Ruth performing a miracle to help a disabled boy walk again in \u003ci\u003eThe Babe Ruth Story\u003c\/i\u003e to Shoeless Joe Jackson asking Ray Kinsella \"Is this heaven?\" in \u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, Christian themes and American baseball film are inextricably linked. This cultural analysis looks at symbolic imagery in mainstream film, Christian baseball movies directed by Christian filmmakers promoting their faith messages, and images of America as a prelapsarian paradise before \"The Fall.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Plummer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476676550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476676555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Jonathan Plummer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094322893055,"sku":"9781476676555","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94661b0c-14e4-4989-addb-35abb7d22204.jpg?v=1724844321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/movies-and-the-church-of-jonathan-plummer-9781476676555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}