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050		4	_aPN1995.9.C49 .L377 2018
100	1		_aLarsen, Josh.
245	1	0	_aMovies Are Prayers : _bHow Films Voice Our Deepest Longings.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aWestmont : _bInterVarsity Press, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2017.
300			_a1 online resource (179 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Foreword by Matt Zoller Seitz -- 1 Movies Are Prayers? -- Movies as Prayer -- The Language of Prayer -- Here Be R-Rated Movies -- 2 Movies as Prayers of Praise -- Made to Praise -- The Art of Praise -- All Things Bright and Beautiful -- New Wave of Praise -- Shepherds Quake -- Songs of the Valley -- 3 Movies as Prayers of Yearning -- 1-888-PRAYER? -- The Art of Yearning -- Yearning for God in All the Wrong Places -- Lost in Space -- Prayer as Pining -- Playing Chess with Death -- Face to Face with the Jaguar Shark -- 4 Movies as Prayers of Lament -- From Negro Spirituals to the Psalms -- The Art of Lament -- The Day the Superhero Died -- Sounds of Lament, from Tokyo to Chinatown -- Nowhere Else to Turn -- The Hope of Lament -- When Souls Arise -- 5 Movies as Prayers of Anger -- WTF God? -- The Art of Anger -- When Words Fail -- The Anger of the Exploited -- Touches of Evil -- A Teen Torn Apart -- 6 Movies as Prayers of Confession -- Who, Me? -- The Art of Confession -- Giving Up the Gun -- To Confess a Killing -- Amy Schumer Is Not Ok -- Master of Suspense . . . and Confession -- Admitting to "the Other Woman" -- Buzz Lightyear's Burden -- 7 Movies as Prayers of Reconciliation -- Finding a Way Forward -- The Art of Reconciliation -- Reconciling with Ourselves -- Mother and Child Reunions -- Married, with Complications -- The Ballad of Alexandra and Sin-Dee -- Back to Bed-Stuy -- 8 Movies as Prayers of Obedience -- Jonah's Prayer -- The Art of Obedience -- "No One Can Serve Two Masters" -- "If You Build It, He Will Come" -- Beasts and Burdens -- Clarence Earns His Wings -- 9 Movies as Prayers of Meditation and Contemplation -- Take a Deep Breath -- The Art of Meditation and Contemplation -- Meditation at 5 MPH -- "Meditate on It Day and Night" -- Contemplating the "Boring" -- The Sounds of Silence.
505	8		_a"All Will Be Well" -- Eye of the Storm -- 10 Movies as Prayers of Joy -- The Eschatology of Joy -- The Art of Joy -- All Aboard the Catbus -- Holy Nonsense -- Passage to India -- "I'm in Heaven . . ." -- 11 Prayer as Journey -- Creation -- Fall -- Redemption -- Restoration -- My prayer -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Chapter 1: Movies Are Prayers? -- Chapter 2: Movies as Prayers of Praise -- Chapter 3: Movies as Prayers of Yearning -- Chapter 4: Movies as Prayers of Lament -- Chapter 5: Movies as Prayers of Anger -- Chapter 6: Movies as Prayers of Confession -- Chapter 7: Movies as Prayers of Reconciliation -- Chapter 8: Movies as Prayers of Obedience -- Chapter 9: Movies as Prayers of Meditation and Contemplation -- Chapter 10: Movies as Prayers of Joy -- Index of Movie Titles -- Index of Movies by Type of Prayer -- Praise For Movies Are Prayers -- About the Author -- More Titles from InterVarsity Press -- Copyright.
520			_aMovies do more than tell a good story. Filmspotting co-host Josh Larsen brings a critic's unique perspective to how movies can act as prayers--expressing lament, praise, joy, confession, and more. When words fail, the perfect film might be just what you need to jump-start your conversations with the Almighty.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aChristianity in motion pictures.
650		0	_aMotion pictures-Religious aspects.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aSeitz, Matt Zoller.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aLarsen, Josh _tMovies Are Prayers _dWestmont : InterVarsity Press,c2017 _z9780830844784
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5389319 _zClick to View
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