Screening the afterlife: theology, eschatology, and film
London; New York
Routledge
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]173[ - 183( and index
by Christopher Deacy
Mapping the afterlife in theology, eschatology and film -- Resurrection or Immortality?: The body and the soul in theology and film -- Near-Death Experiences and Mind - Dependent Worlds in theology and film -- Towards a Cinematic Realized Eschatology: The Afterlife as Now -- Heaven and the New Jerusalem as a Place on Earth: Case studies of Working Girl and The Shawshank Redemption -- Punishment or Rehabilitation?: Competing perspectives on Hell in theology and film -- Conclusion: Using film to revisit eschatology