Resources

Books Related to Films on Christ and Christian Themes

• Agel, Henri. 1985. Le Visage du Christ a l’ecran.Paris: Desclee.
• Babington, Bruce and Peter William Evans. 1993. “The Lives of Christ: The Greatest Story Ever Screened.” In Biblical Epics: Sacred Narrative in the Hollywood Cinema, 98-109.Manchester:ManchesterUniversity Press.
• Baugh, Lloyd. 1998. Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ Figures in Film. Communication, Culture, and Theology.Kansas City,MO: Sheed and Ward.
• Chattaway, Peter T. 1998. “Jesus in the Movies.” Bible Review 14/1 (Feb., 1998) 28-35, 45-46.
• ——. 2000. “Jesus at the Movies.” Books and Culture 6/2 (March/April, 2000) 10-14.
• Corley, Kathleen E. and Robert L. Webb, eds. 2004. Jesus and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ: The Film, the Gospels and the Claims of History.London andNew York: Continuum.
• Forshey, Gerald E. 1992. “The Jesus Cycle.” In American Religious and Biblical Spectaculars, 83-121. Media and Society Series. Praeger Publications.
• Goodacre, Mark. 2000. “The Synoptic Jesus and the Celluloid Christ: Solving the Synoptic Problem through Film.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament.
• Graham, D. 1997. “Images of Christ in Recent Film.” In Images of Christ: Ancient and Modern, ed. S. Porter, M. Hayes, and D. Tombs.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.
• Kinnard, Roy, and Tim Davis. 1992. Divine Images: A History of Jesus on the Screen.New York City: Citadel Press.
• Malone, Peter. 1988. Movie Christs and Antichrists.New York: Crossroad.
• ——. 1997. “Jesus on Our Screens.” In New Image of Religious Film, ed. John R. May, 57-71. Communication, Culture, and Theology Series.Kansas City,MO: Sheed and Ward.
• May, John R. 1991. “Art: Shaping Images of Christ.” In Imaging Christ: Politics, Art, Spirituality, ed. F. Eigo, 73-103.Villanova,PA:VillanovaUniversity Press.
• Plate, S. Brent, ed. 2004. Re-Viewing the Passion: Mel Gibson’s Film and its Critics.New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
• Reinhartz, Adele. 2000. “Jesus of Hollywood.” In The Historical Jesus Through Catholic and Jewish Eyes, ed. Leonard Greenspoon, 131-46.Valley Forge,PA: Trinity Press International.
• Riley, Robin. 2003. Film, Faith, and Cultural Conflict: The Case of Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ.Westport,CT: Praeger.
• Solomon, Jon. 2001. “The New Testament and Tales of the Christ.” In The Anciet World in the Cinema. Revised and Expanded Edition, 176-223.New Haven andLondon:YaleUniversity Press.
• Stern, Richard C., Clayton Jefford, and Guerric DeBona. 1999. Savior on the Silver Screen.New York and Mahwah: Paulist.
• Tatum, W. Barnes. 1997. Jesus at the Movies: A Guide to the First Hundred Years.Santa Rosa,CA: Polebridge.
• Telford, William R. 1995. “The New Testament in Fiction and Film: A Biblical Scholars Perspective.” In Words Remembered, Texts Renewed. Essays in Honour of J.
• F. A. Sawyer, ed. J. G. Davies, G. Harvey, and W. Watson, 360-94. JSOTSup 195.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.
• ——. 1997. “Jesus Christ Movie Star: The Depiction of Jesus in the Cinema.” In Explorations in Theology and Film, ed. Clive Marsh and Gaye Ortiz, 115-139.Malden,MA: Blackwell.
• Tiemann, Manfred. 2001. Jesus comes from Hollywood: Religionspädagogisches Arbeiten mit Jesus-Filmen. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (with an online appendix describing Jesus films.
• Walsh, Richard. 2003. Reading the Gospels in the Dark: Portrayals of Jesus in Film.Harrisburg: Trinity Press International.

• Peter Aitken, “Another Hundred Years of Jesus Christ on Film.”
• Roy M. Anker, “Lights, Camera, Jesus: HollywoodLooks at Itself in the Mirror of the Messiah.” ChristianityToday.com5/12/00.
• Mark Goodacre, “Do You Think You’re What They Say You Are? Reflections on Jesus Christ Superstar.” Journal of Religion and Film 3/2 (1999).
• Jeffrey H. Mahan, “Celluloid Savior: Jesus in the Movies.” Journal of Religion and Film 6/1 (2002).
• James Martin, “The Gospel According to Blockbuster”
• Matthew McEver, “The Messianic Figure in Film: Christology Beyond the Biblical Epic.” Journal of Religion and Film 2/2 (1998).
• Adele Reinhartz, “Jesus in Film: HollywoodPerspectives on the Jewishness of Jesus.” Journal of Religion and Film 2/2 (1998).
• Adele Reinhartz, “Scripture on the Silver Screen.” Journal of Religion and Film 3/1 (1999). Also published in The Canadian Society of Biblical Studies Bulletin and Abstracts 1998/99 58 (1999) 19-31.
• William Telford, “Images of Christ in the Cinema,” lecture given atNewCollege,UniversityofEdinburgh, July 1997.
• Bible Films Blogspot: an excellent site for links and commentary, particularly good at having uptodate information about upcoming Jesus films; maintained by Matthew Page.
• Celluloid Jesus: The Christ Film Web Pages: lots of links, especially reviews; maintained by Dr. Mark Goodacre.
• Jesus Filmography: A Chronological List
• Survey of 650 Jesus films by Manfred Tiemann.
• Journal of Religion and Film
• Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
• Movie Scene Concordance: a listing of movies that illustrate biblical themes; part of The Text This Week.
• Internet Movie Database: source for data and reviews for all movies
• HollywoodJesus: movie reviews and more.
• Cinema in Focus: A social and spiritual commentary by Hal Conklin and Denny Wayman.
• Ken Ristau’s Reel Bible.
• “Life of Christ”: web page supporting the American Bible Society’s video series.

• Aichele, George, ed. 2000. Culture, Entertainment, and the Bible. JSOTSup 309.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.

• Aichele, George and Richard Walsh, eds. 2002. Screening Scripture: Intertextual Connections Between Scripture and Film.Harrisburg: Trinity Press International.
• Babington, Bruce and Peter William Evans. 1993. Biblical Epics: Sacred Narrative in the Hollywood Cinema.Manchester:ManchesterUniversity Press.
• Bach, Alice. 1999. “Watching Biblical Scholars Read Films.” Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 7: 11-34.
• Bach, Alice, ed. 1996. Semeia 74: Biblical Glamour and Hollywood Glitz.
• Campbell, Richard H. and Michael R. Pitts. 1981. The Bible on Film: A Checklist, 1897-1980.Metuchen,NJ: Scarecrow.
• Forshey, Gerald E. 1992. American Religious and Biblical Spectaculars. Media and Society Series. Praeger Publications.
• Fraser, Peter. 1998. Images of the Passion: The Sacramental Mode in Film.Westport, CN: Praeger.
• Hulsether, Mark. 1999. “Sorting Out the Relationships Among Christian Values, US Popular Religion, and HollywoodFilms.” Religious Studies Review 25/1: 3-11.
• Jasper, David. 1994. “Living in the Reel World: The Bible in Film.” Modern Believing 35: 29-37.
• Jewett, Robert. 1993. Saint Paul at the Movies: The Apostle’s Dialogue with American Culture.Louisville:Westminster John Knox.
• Jewett, Robert. 1998. St. Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame.Grand Rapids andCambridge: Eerdmans.
• Kreitzer, Larry J. 1993. The New Testament in Fiction and Film: On Reversing the Hermeneutical Flow. Biblical Seminar 17.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.
• Kreitzer, Larry J. 1994. The Old Testament in Fiction and Film: On Reversing the Hermeneutical Flow. Biblical Seminar 24.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.
• Kreitzer, Larry J. 1999. Pauline Images in Fiction and Film: On Reversing the Hermeneutical Flow. The Biblical Seminar 61.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.
• Kreitzer, Larry J. 2002. Gospel Images in Fiction and Film: On Reversing the Hermeneutical Flow. The Biblical Seminar 84.London andNew York:Sheffield Academic Press and Continuum.
• Malone, Peter, with Rose Pacatte. 2001. Lights, Camera . . . Faith! A Movie Lover’s Guide to Scripture. A Movie Lectionary – Cycle A. Boston: Pauline Books and Media.
• Reinhartz, Adele. 2003. Scripture on the Silver Screen.Louisville:Westminster John Knox.
• Runions, Erin Runions. 2003. How Hysterical: Identification and Resistance in the Bible and Film. Religion/Culture/Critique.New York: Palgrave.
• Scott, Bernard B. 1994. Hollywood Dreams and Biblical Stories.Minneapolis: Fortress.
• Soukup, Paul A.. and Robert Hodgson, eds. 1997. From One Medium to Another: Communicating the Bible Through Multimedia.Kansas City,MO: Sheed and Ward.
• Telford, W. R. 1995. “The New Testament in Fiction and Film: A Biblical Scholar’s Perspective.” In Words Remembered, Texts Renewed. Essays in Honour of J. F. A.
• Sawyer, ed. J. G. Davies, G. Harvey, and W. Watson, 360-94. JSOTSup 195.Sheffield:Sheffield Academic Press.

• Eilers,Franz-Josef,(Ed.). 2009, Communicating in Community, An Introduction to Social Communication. Fourth Updated Edition.Manila: Logos Publications
• – 2009Communicating in Ministry andMission, 3rd Edition.Manila: Logos Publications
• – 2008, Church and Social Communication inAsia– Documents, Analysis, Experiences 2nd Edition, FABC-OSC Books volume 1.Manila: Logos Publications
• – 2008, Radio Veritas Asia: Development of a FABC Project, FABC-OSC Books volume 5. Logos Publications,Manila
• – 2006, Social Communication in Religious Traditions inAsiavolume 7. Logos Publications,Manila,
• – 2005, Interreligious Dialoque as Communication ,FABC-OSC Books volume 6. Logos Publications, Manila
• – 2003, E-Generation, The Communication of Young People inAsia: Concern of the Church, FABC-OSC Books volume 4.Manila: Logos Publications
• – 2002, Social Communication Formation in Priestly Ministry, FABC-OSC Books volume 2.Manila: Logos Publications
• – 2002, Church & Social Communication, Supplement 1. Basic Documents, 1998-2002.Manila: Logos Publications,
• – 1999, Priestly Spirituality, Treasures and Experiences.Manila: Logos Publications,
• – 1997, Church & Social Communication Basic Documents, 2nd Edition.Manila: Logos Publications
• – 1992 Communicating Between Cultures, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication.Manila: Logos Publications
• Welgampola, Hector. 2008, Asian Church Glossary & Stylebook, FABC-OSC Books volume 8.Manila: Logos Publications

• Anker, Roy M. 2005. Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies.Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
• Ascough, Richard S. 2003. “Symbolic Power and Religious Impotence in Paul Verhoeven’s Spetters.” Journal of Religion and Film 7/2.
• Blake, Richard A. 2000. AfterImage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers.Chicago: Loyola Press.
• Butler, Ivan. 1969. Religion in the Cinema.New York: A.S. Barnes.
• Cooper, J. C. and C. Skrade, eds. 1970. Celluloid and Symbols.Philadelphia: Fortress.
• Cosandey, Roland, et al. 1992. Une invention du diable? Cinama des premiers tems et religion.Quebec City: Payot-Lausanne.
• Deacy, Christopher. 2001. Screen Christologies: Redemption and the Medium of Film.Cardiff:University ofWales Press.
• Ferlita, Ernest and John R. May. 1976. Film Odyssey: The Art of Film as Search for Meaning.
• Fields, Doug and Eddie James. 1999. Videos That Teach. Youth Specialties.Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
• Fraser, P. 1998. Images of the Passion: The Sacramental Mode in Film. Trowbridge: Flicks.
• French, Peter A. 1997. Cowboy Metaphysics: Ethics and Death in Westerns.New York: Rowman and Littlefield.
• Holloway, R. 1977. Beyond the Image: Approaches to the Religious Dimension in the Cinema.New York: WCC.
• Hasenberg, Peter. 1997. “The ‘Religous’ in Film: From King of Kings to The Fisher King.” In New Image of Religious Film, ed. John R. May, 41-56. Communication, Culture, and Theology Series.Kansas City,MO: Sheed and Ward.
• Hurley, Neil P. 1970. Theology Through Film. New York: Harper & Row. Repreinted as Toward a Film Humanism: Original Theology Through Film.New York: Dell.
• Johnston, Robert K. 2000. Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue.Grand Rapids: Baker.
• Lawerence, John Shelton and Robert Jewett. 2002. The Myth of the American Superhero.Grand Rapids andCambridge: Eerdmans.
• Lindvall, Terry. 2001. The Silents of God: Selected Issues and Documents in Silent American Film and Religion, 1908-1925.Lanham,MD: Scarecrow.
• Lyden, John C. 2003. Film as Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals.New York andLondon:New YorkUniversity Press.
• Marsh, Clive and Faye Ortiz, eds. 1997. Explorations in Theology and Film.Malden,MA: Blackwell.
• Martin, Joel W. and Conrad E. Ostwalt, Jr., eds. 1995. Screening the Sacred: Religion, Myth, and Ideology in Popular American Film.Boulder,CO: Westview Press.
• Martin, Thomas M. 1991. Images and the Imageless: A Study in Religious Consciousness and Film. 2^nd edition.Lewisburg,PA:BucknellUniversity Press.
• May, John R. 2001. Nourishing Faith Through Fiction: Reflections on the Apostles’ Creed in Literature and Film. Communication, Culture and Theology Series.Franklin,WI: Sheed and Ward.
• May, John R. and Michael Bird. 1982. Religion in Film.Knoxville:University ofTennessee Press.
• May, John R., ed. 1992. Image and Likeness: Religious Visions in American Film Classics. Isaac Hecker Studies in Religion and American Culture.New York and Mahwah: Paulist.
• May, John R., ed. 1997. New Image of Religious Film. Communication, Culture, and Theology Series.Kansas City,MO: Sheed and Ward.
• Miles, Margaret R. 1996. Seeing and Believing: Religion and Values in the Movies.Boston: Beacon.
• Nolan, Steve. 2003. “Film and Religion” (Annotated Bibliography). In Mediating Religion: Conversations Media, Religion and Culture, ed. Jolyon Mitchell and Sophia Marriage, 369-74.London andNew York: T & T Clark.
• ——. 2003. “Towards a New Religious Film Criticism: Using Film to Understand Religious Identity Rather than Locate Cinematic Analogue.” In Mediating Religion: Conversations Media, Religion and Culture, ed. Jolyon Mitchell and Sophia Marriage, 169-78.London andNew York: T & T Clark.
• Ortiz, Gaye. 2003. “The Catholic Church and its Attitude to Film as an Arbiter of Cultural Meaning.” In Mediating Religion: Conversations Media, Religion and Culture, ed. Jolyon Mitchell and Sophia Marriage, 169-78.London andNew York: T & T Clark.
• Plate, S. Brent, ed. 2003. Representing Religion in World Cinema: Filmmaking, Mythmaking, Culture Making.New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Plate, S. Brent and David Jasper, eds. 1999. Imag(in)ing Otherness: Filmic Visions of Living Together.Oxford:OxfordUniversity Press.
• Stone, Bryan P. 2000. Faith and Film: Theological Themes at the Cinema.St. Louis: Chalice Press.
• Wall, J. M. 1971. Church and Cinema: A Waz of Viewing Film.Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
• Wilkinson, D. 2000. The Power of the Force: The Spirituality of the Star Wars Films.Oxford: Lion.
• Vaux, Sara Anson. 1999. Finding Meaning at the Movies.Nashville: Abingdon.

• Black, Gregory. 1994. Hollywood Censored: Morality Codes, Catholics, and the Movies.New York:CambridgeUniversity Press.
• Carnes, Mark C. 1995. Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies. Henry Holt.
• Cook, Michael L. 1997. Christology as Narrative Quest. Collegeville: Liturgical Press.
• Czitrom, Daniel. 1982. Media and the American Mind: From Morse to McLuhan.
• Chapel Hill:UniversityofNorth CarolinaPress.
• Hodgson, Robert, and Paul A. Soukup, eds. 1997. From One Medium to Another: Communicating the Bible Through Multimedia.Kansas City: Sheed and Ward.
• Lipsitz, George. 1988. “This Ain’t No Sideshow: Historians and Media Studies.” Critical Studies in Mass Communication 5: 147-71.
• Skinner, James M. 1993. The Cross and the Cinema: The Legion of Decency and the National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures, 1933-1970.Westport, CN: Praeger Publications.
• Toplin, Robert Brent. 1996. History by Hollywood: The Use and Abuse of the American Past.Urbana:University ofIllinois Press.
• Walsh, Frank. 1996. Sin and Censorship: The Catholic Church and the Motion Picture Industry.New Haven:YaleUniversity Press.
• Warren, Michael. 1997. Seeing Through the Media: A Religious View of Communications and Cultural Analysis.Valley Forge: Trinity Press International.

• Boggs, J. M. 1996. The Art of Watching Films. 4th edition.Mountain View: Mayfield.
• Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson (contributor). 1996. Film Art: An Introduction.New York: McGraw Hill.
• Corrigan, Timothy. 2001. A Short Guide to Writing about Film. 4th edition.New York: Longman.
• Kolker, Robert Phillip. 1998. Film, Form, and Culture.New York: McGraw Hill.
• Roberts, Graham and Heather Wallis. 2001. Introducing Film.London andNew York: Arnold andOxfordUniversity Press.