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Screening the Afterlife Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)

Screening the Afterlife By Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)

Screening the Afterlife by Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)

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The first comprehensive examination of death and the afterlife within the growing field of religion and film, this book looks critically at a range of cinematic works and considers how they encroach upon theological territory.

Screening the Afterlife Summary

Screening the Afterlife: Theology, Eschatology, and Film by Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)

Screening the Afterlife is a unique and fascinating exploration of the 'last things' as envisaged by modern filmmakers. Drawing on a range of films from Flatliners and What Dreams May Come to Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption, it offers the first comprehensive examination of death and the afterlife within the growing field of religion and film. Topics addressed include:

  • the survival of personhood after death

  • the language of resurrection and immortality

  • Near-Death Experiences and Mind-Dependent Worlds

  • the portrayal of 'heaven' and 'hell'.

Students taking courses on eschatology will find this a stimulating and thought provoking resource, while scholars will relish Deacy's theological insight and understanding.

Screening the Afterlife Reviews

Chris Deacy is a theologian who knows how to look at film. This is among the best books yet published that evidences a robust two-way dialogue between serious theology and Hollywood films. I will use Screening the Afterlife as I reflect on how best to teach eschatology. - Robert K. Johnston, author of Useless Beauty and Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA


Chris Deacy is a theologian who knows how to look at film. This is among the best books yet published that evidences a robust two-way dialogue between serious theology and Hollywood films. I will use Screening the Afterlife as I reflect on how best to teach eschatology. - Robert K. Johnston, author of Useless Beauty and Professor of Theology and Culture, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA

This is a book that all biblical scholars, theologians, and philosophers could find very useful for their forays into eschatological theorising, because film may be more meaningful than theological teachings for many people in their reflections on and belief in the afterlife. - Gaye Williams Ortiz, Augusta State University, USA in Journal of Contemporary Religion

About Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)

Christopher Deacy is Senior Lecturer in Applied Theology at the University of Kent, UK. His books include Screen Christologies (2001), Faith in Film (2005) and Theology and Film (2008).

Table of Contents

Introduction. Acknowledgements 1. Mapping the Afterlife in Theology, Eschatology and Film 2. Resurrection or Immortality?: The Body and the Soul in Theology and Film 3. Near-Death Experiences and Mind-Dependent Worlds in Theology and Film 4. Towards a Cinematic Realized Eschatology: The Afterlife as Now 5. Heaven and the New Jerusalem as a Place on Earth: Case Studies of Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption 6. Punishment or Rehabilitation?: Competing Perspectives on Hell in Theology and Film 7. Conclusion: Using Film to Revisit Eschatology. Bibliography. Index

Additional information

NPB9780415572583
9780415572583
0415572584
Screening the Afterlife: Theology, Eschatology, and Film by Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)
Christopher Deacy (University of Kent, UK)
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011-10-31
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