Research Catalog

Title

Brave heart of Jesus : Mel Gibson's postmodern way of the cross / Joe Egan.

Author

Egan, Joe, 1954-

Publication

Blackrock, Co. Dublin : Columba Press, 2004.

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Details

Description

155 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"Critical opinion with respect to the artistic merits of the film, The Passion of the Christ, has been sharply divided. Even more sharply divided has been the opinion of believers with respect to the question of its fidelity to the actual passion of Jesus. This book attempts to respond, in fidelity to the scriptures and to the tradition, and with an eye to developments in the contemporary world, to the film's portrayal of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ." "It raises all kinds of questions about the nature of contemporary (postmodern) culture and points to the distorting influence of many of the characteristics of this culture on the presentation by Mel Gibson of the story of the passion of Christ. Overall it finds the film severely lacking as a presentation of Christian faith."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Jesus Christ > Passion
• Jesus Christ > In motion pictures
• Passion of the Christ (Motion picture)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

I. The mystery of Jesus Christ filtered through culture -- II. Postmodern stations of the Cross -- III. The Christology and soteriology of The passion of the Christ -- IV. Ecce Homo -- Conclusion : stations of the postmodern Cross.

ISBN

1856074803

LCCN

^^2005482186

OCLC

• 61234326
• SCSB-11174377

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library