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Taking God to the Movies (5): What Ocean’s 11, The Incredibles, The Notebook, Cast Away, Hannibal, The Gladiator, The Green Mile, and Other Movies Have to Say about God, the Gospel, & Life
Bruce Riley Ashford
In the last two installments of “Taking God to the Movies,” we covered the nine elements of (nearly) every movie and then applied those nine elements to two particular movies, Braveheart and Tommy Boy. In this post, I will choose six … [Read More]
Taking God to the Movies (4): Deep Thoughts By Braveheart & Tommy Boy
Bruce Riley Ashford
Now that we have taken a look at the nine elements in (nearly) every movie, let’s try our hand at picking out those nine elements in a couple of popular movies. I’ve selected Braveheart and Tommy Boy, because in my experience teaching seminars on cinema, those are two movies that nearly everybody has seen, and because they are two very different … [Read More]
Taking God to the Movies (3): Nine Elements of a Hollywood Storyline
Bruce Riley Ashford
This third installment of the “Taking God to the Movies” will include a brief look at the nine elements in nearly every Hollywood movie: theme, hero, hero’s goal, adversary, character flaw, apparent defeat, final confrontation, self-revelation, and resolution. Once the viewer can identify these nine elements, he or she is ready to begin analyzing the movie and responding to its storyline … [Read More]
Taking God to the Movies (2): The Master Storyline
Bruce Riley Ashford
In this second installment of “Taking God to the Movies,” I give a concise summary of the Bible’s grand narrative, stretching from Creation and Fall through to Redemption and New Creation. This narrative provides the starting point, trajectory, and framework for analyzing the stories told in Hollywood’s films. Each of the biblical narrative’s plot movements is significant; indeed, if we are to view the world … [Read More]
Taking God to the Movies (1): Introduction
Bruce Riley Ashford
No offense intended toward seminary professors, publishers, and pastors, but the most influential theologians in the United States of America are screenwriters, producers, lyricists, and musicians. These Hollywood theologians’ convey their messages through movies, televisions shows, and popular music, which become the lingua franca of the various cultures and sub-cultures of the USA: John Mayer, Jay-Z, and Black Eyed Peas have more access to American homes … [Read More]
We at BtT would like to take a moment make you aware of the distance-learning options at Southeastern. Many of you have commitments to family, work and ministry that make it impossible for you to attend our main campus at Wake Forest for the entirety of your particular degree program. To meet these real needs, an innovative system of delivering theological education to the student has been developed that is academically sound, ministry focused and … [Read More]
This past week, I traveled to Monrovia, Liberia and was reminded of a profound truth while sitting at the feet of a septuagenarian Liberian pastor named Walter Richards. The occasion was the graduation ceremonies of Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), where I was delivering the graduation address. After the ceremonies, I had the opportunity to spend time with Richards, who is currently the chairman of the Board of Trustees for LBTS. From him, I learned … [Read More]
If you have been wondering what you should do with the extra $10 in your wallet, I can tell you exactly how to spend it: Pre-order Trevin Wax’s Holy Subversion: Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Rivals to be released by Crossway in January 2010.
Trevin’s book is an exposition of the supremacy of Christ in the face of the many idols of our time, and comes highly recommended by Danny Akin, Al Mohler, Johnny … [Read More]
We at BtT would like to make you remind you of the upcoming pastor’s conference at FBC Jacksonville (Jan 29 – Feb 2). This year’s conference, “Navigating Ministry in Uncharted Waters,” features over 30 sessions and a fantastic lineup including Danny Akin, Al Mohler, O. S. Hawkins, J. D. Greear, Emir Caner, Ed Stetzer, and David Platt. Seven of the sessions will be led by SEBTS faculty members (Danny Akin, JD Greear, Ed Stetzer, Ken … [Read More]
We at BtT invite you to join us for our February conference, “City within a City: Church, Culture, & Counter-Culture (Feb 5-6, 2010). The conference features five plenary sessions (Danny Akin, Matt Chandler, David Platt, JD Greear, and Clayton King) and 30 breakout sessions (Chandler, Platt, McKinion, Reid, Finn, Ashford, King, Greear, etc.).
This is our annual collegiate conference and is focused on college-aged students, but we welcome seminary students, young professionals, and mature high school students. We expect … [Read More]
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