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Instructors: Dr. Andrew Bowden
Event type:
Practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
Bible and Cinema
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
2,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
3 | 25
Compulsory attendance:
To receive active participation in this course, Students must (a) lead a discussion once about a respective chapter from the required reading, (b) submit one ca. 300-word response to a “Research Topic”, which are provided online, and (c) propose three possible questions to ask before one of the respective guest lectures.
Contents:
This course explores the cinematic adaptations of the Gospels in the New Testament and examines how filmmakers have interpreted and represented the stories, characters, and themes found in these texts. Through the reading and interacting with Gospel texts, discussion of secondary literature portraying Gospels in movies, watching scenes each week related to this motif, and participating in guest lectures with experts in this field, students will gain a deeper understanding of the role of film in shaping contemporary perceptions of biblical stories and will better understand the creative and theological choices made by filmmakers when placing the Gospels on the silver screen. This course will be held in English.
Recommended reading list:
R. G. Walsh (Hrsg.), T&T handbook of Jesus and film (T&T Clark handbooks), London 2020.
Other texts that will be required reading for this course will be announced in advance and provided online.
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