Into the Dark: Contemporary Film and General Revelation
- ISBN-10
- 1109964587
- ISBN-13
- 9781109964585
- Series
- Into the Dark
- Category
- Motion pictures
- Pages
- 417
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Craig Detweiler
Description
My thesis is that the God who spoke through dreams and visions in the Bible is still communicating through our celluloid dreams---the movies. As the Spirit of God raised up unexpected sources of wisdom during biblical times, so the same Creative Spirit is inspiring actors, screenwriters, and directors today. The relative faith or righteousness of the artists has no bearing upon their ability to become a conduit for revelatory insights. God is not only speaking through faith-fueled projects like The Passion of the Christ or The Chronicles of Narnia. Studying the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com) list of the top films of the 21st century demonstrates that sacred moments occur even amidst the darkest R-rated movies. The most important spiritual truths are often embedded within profane settings (cf. Habakkuk).
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