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PublisherBrazos Press
ISBN-101587436337
ISBN-139781587436338
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Book TitleWhole Life in Twelve Movies : a Cinematic Journey to a Deeper Spirituality
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicSpirituality, Film / Guides & Reviews, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
GenreReligion, Performing Arts
AuthorKathleen Norris, Gareth Higgins
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.3 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-013558
Dewey Edition23/eng/20240402
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal791.43/75
Table Of ContentContents Foreword by James Martin, SJIntroduction1. Waiting to Be Born 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)2. Childhood What Maisie Knew (2012)3. Community The Seventh Fire (2015) and Smoke Signals (1998)4. The Breaking and Remaking of Self The Fisher King (1991)5. Vocation--Meaning in the Ordinary Paterson (2016)6. Vocation--To Step into Your Own Shoes Malcolm X (1992)7. Relationships Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) and Love Is Strange (2014)8. Overcoming Success Faces Places (2017)9. Generosity Babette's Feast (1987)10. Transforming Conflict Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)11. Death and Beyond After Life (1998)12. Waiting in Silence Into Great Silence (2005)Epilogue: It's Still a Beautiful DayFor Further Viewing
SynopsisCome to the movies with spirituality writers Kathleen Norris and Gareth Higgins. In A Whole Life in Twelve Movies, they discuss twelve acclaimed films that can help us better understand our lives-from before birth to death and beyond. Featuring films such as 2002: A Space Odyssey, Malcolm X, and Babette's Feast, this book is perfect for individuals or groups. Each chapter recommends additional films and includes discussion questions., Two celebrated spirituality writers, American poet and author Kathleen Norris and Irish storyteller and peace activist Gareth Higgins, discuss twelve acclaimed movies that can help us better understand our lives, from before birth to death and beyond., Come to the movies with two celebrated spirituality writers--American poet and author Kathleen Norris and Irish storyteller and peace activist Gareth Higgins.In A Whole Life in Twelve Movies , Norris and Higgins invite readers along as they discuss acclaimed movies that can help us better understand our lives--from before birth to death and beyond.Featuring 12 films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey , Malcolm X , and Babette's Feast , this book is perfect for individuals or groups to watch and discuss movies over the course of a year. Each chapter recommends additional films and includes discussion questions ideally suited for churches, small groups, and book clubs.As readers watch and read, they will journey through the human life cycle and explore themes of existence, goodness, belonging, vocation, identity, success, generosity, dealing with conflict, and what it means to be human. The book outlines a cinematic path toward a deeper spirituality and a more meaningful life for people across the faith spectrum and seekers alike. It includes a foreword by James Martin, SJ.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.N67 2024
