Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Cinema as a contemporary site of religious activity
2 The cultural and religious significance of film
3 Models of redemption evident in film
4 Film noir as a repository of theological significance
5 The theological basis of redemption in film noir
6 Film protagonists as exemplars of redemptive possibility
7 Redemption through the cinema of Martin Scorsese
8 Redemption or regression? The escapist ethos of
contemporary film
Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Index