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Cinematic savior : Hollywood's making of the American Christ / Stephenson Humphries-Brooks.

By: Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.Description: x, 159 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0275984893 (alk. paper)
  • 9780275984892
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/651 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.J4 H86 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Love and Betrayal: Magdalene, Judas, and Jesus 2. I Was a Teenage Jesus in Cold War America: King of Kings, 1961 3. The Greatest Story Ever Told: Suburban Jesus and the Mortgaged Gospel 4. Jesus Christ Superstar: The Cinematic Savior as Alienated Hero. 5. Jesus of Nazareth: The Contribution of Television. 6. The Last Temptation of Christ: The Psychological Problem of God in a Body 7. How Jesus Got a Gun 8. The Passion of the Christ: Jesus as Action Hero 9. Conclusion: Where does Jesus Lead Us?

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-147) and index.

Includes filmography: p. [143]-144.

1. Love and Betrayal: Magdalene, Judas, and Jesus 2. I Was a Teenage Jesus in Cold War America: King of Kings, 1961 3. The Greatest Story Ever Told: Suburban Jesus and the Mortgaged Gospel 4. Jesus Christ Superstar: The Cinematic Savior as Alienated Hero. 5. Jesus of Nazareth: The Contribution of Television. 6. The Last Temptation of Christ: The Psychological Problem of God in a Body 7. How Jesus Got a Gun 8. The Passion of the Christ: Jesus as Action Hero 9. Conclusion: Where does Jesus Lead Us?

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