Cinema as Pulpit: Sherwood Pictures and the Church Film Movement

Sherwood Pictures is the filmmaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, and the leading producer of church-based, independent Christian films. This book situates their work in the history of religion and film in America and shows how they bring to fruition early 20th century Protestant expectations for the use of film in the life of the church and their hopes for a vibrant Christian film industry.

Also covered are the handful of churches, inspired by Sherwood, that have taken up their own cameras to create a growing church film movement. This book offers another examination of the relationship between conservative evangelical Protestant Christianity and the wider popular culture.

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Cinema as Pulpit: Sherwood Pictures and the Church Film Movement

Sherwood Pictures is the filmmaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, and the leading producer of church-based, independent Christian films. This book situates their work in the history of religion and film in America and shows how they bring to fruition early 20th century Protestant expectations for the use of film in the life of the church and their hopes for a vibrant Christian film industry.

Also covered are the handful of churches, inspired by Sherwood, that have taken up their own cameras to create a growing church film movement. This book offers another examination of the relationship between conservative evangelical Protestant Christianity and the wider popular culture.

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Cinema as Pulpit: Sherwood Pictures and the Church Film Movement

Cinema as Pulpit: Sherwood Pictures and the Church Film Movement

by J. Ryan Parker
Cinema as Pulpit: Sherwood Pictures and the Church Film Movement

Cinema as Pulpit: Sherwood Pictures and the Church Film Movement

by J. Ryan Parker

Overview

Sherwood Pictures is the filmmaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia, and the leading producer of church-based, independent Christian films. This book situates their work in the history of religion and film in America and shows how they bring to fruition early 20th century Protestant expectations for the use of film in the life of the church and their hopes for a vibrant Christian film industry.

Also covered are the handful of churches, inspired by Sherwood, that have taken up their own cameras to create a growing church film movement. This book offers another examination of the relationship between conservative evangelical Protestant Christianity and the wider popular culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786469901
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 06/26/2012
Pages: 219
Product dimensions: 9.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

J. Ryan Parker received a Ph.D. in religion and the arts from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and a Master of Divinity from Wake Forest University. He works in film marketing and publicity, is the founder and executive director of the Mississippi Film Society and the creator of Pop Theology, www.poptheology.com. He lives in Jackson, Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii

Foreword Terry Lindvatt 1

Preface 3

Introduction 5

1 A Very Brief History of Film and American Christianity 17

2 A Passionate Phenomenon 37

3 Low Budget? How About No Budget? Sherwood Baptist Church, Ministers of Movies, and Flywheel 57

4 Facing the Giants, Facing an Industry 73

5 Fireproof ... a Foolproof Plan 87

6 A Courageous Future 106

7 How Did We Get Here? 128

8 A New Church Film Movement 137

9 Critiquing the Films ... and Their Critics 166

Conclusion 177

Appendix: Internet Resources 185

Chapter Notes 187

Bibliography 198

Index 205

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