{"id":217,"date":"2014-03-25T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T19:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=217"},"modified":"2015-10-13T19:08:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T19:08:10","slug":"christian-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2014\/03\/25\/christian-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Cinema?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">This season\u2019s deluge of religious films\u2014<em>Noah<\/em>, <em>Son of God<\/em>, and <em>Heaven is Real<\/em>\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/03\/22\/292437367\/when-scripture-hits-the-screen-filmmakers-say-their-prayers\">has us all on the lookout for the next Bible blockbuster<\/a>\u00a0and wondering if well-known productions like <em>The Ten Commandments<\/em> and <em>The Passion of the Christ<\/em> were just flashes in the pan. While the market doesn\u2019t always sink religious films, they often face controversy while navigating complex social and religious identities.<\/p>\n<h5>Consumption of religious movies, television, and books isn\u2019t just consumerism. It is a complex blend of religious identification and economic practice, which can both encourage and discourage consumption.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baylor.edu\/sociology\/index.php?id=67934\">Jerry Z. Park<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.etsu.edu\/bakerjo\/research.htm\">Joseph Baker<\/a>. 2007. \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/4622005\">What Would Jesus Buy: American Consumption of Religious and Spiritual Material Goods<\/a>.\u201d <em>Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion<\/em>, 46(4): 501-517.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>These films also have to nail down other identities to do well in the market. The portrayal of masculine figures like Jesus and Noah represents a key way society works through gender roles.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/directory\/person\/642358?pa=false\">Joey Eschrich<\/a>. 2011. &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/jmm.sagepub.com\/content\/14\/5\/520.full.pdf\">Behold the Man!: Constructing the Masculinity of Jesus of Nazareth in Mainstream American Film, 1961-2004<\/a>.\u201d <em>Men and Masculinities<\/em>, 14(5): 520-541.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- TSP testing --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 234px; height: 60px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4670099812817063\" data-ad-slot=\"1069646635\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2638\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/editors\/files\/2014\/03\/Picture-2-330x38.png\" alt=\"Picture 2\" width=\"330\" height=\"38\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This season\u2019s deluge of religious films\u2014Noah, Son of God, and Heaven is Real\u2014has us all on the lookout for the next Bible blockbuster\u00a0and wondering if well-known productions like The Ten Commandments and The Passion of the Christ were just flashes in the pan. 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