Hollywood or history? : an inquiry-based strategy for using film to teach world religions

• Other Authors: Malewitz, Thomas E. (Editor), Zoeller, Adam P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2023]
• Series: Hollywood or history?
• Subjects: Motion pictures in education.; Religion > Study and teaching (Secondary); Inquiry-based learning > Education (Secondary); Religion > Christian Education > General.; Educational: Religious studies: Other religions.; Christian life and practice.; Religious instruction.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806602292
• DOI: 10.1108/979-8-88730-153-2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) : illustrations

"Teaching and learning through Hollywood, or commercial, film and television productions is anything but a new approach and has been something of a mainstay in the classroom for nearly a century. However, purposeful and effective instruction through film is not problem-free and many challenges...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to hollywood or history? World religions edition
• Section I: Faith in action
• Chapter 1. Unity and community: Big hero 6 and paul of tarsus's vision of the body of christ / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Chapter 2. The death and resurrection of the dark knight / Adam P. Zoeller
• Chapter 3. The hero's journey of Frodo Baggins / Adam P. Zoeller
• Chapter 4. The nature of the 10 plagues against Egypt and the Egyptian gods / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Section II: Historical contexts
• Chapter 5. Catholic social teachings and Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Catholic faith / Daniel E. Martin
• Chapter 6. Henri Dauman and telling the untold stories / Stephanie Garrone-Shufran and Rory Tannebaum
• Chapter 7. Understanding the effects of residential schools and initial steps of reconciliation / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Chapter 8. In the face of martyrdom: Testing the bedrock of faith / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Section III: Religious figures
• Chapter 9. Guidance on non-violence: Gandhi, living for change through faith / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Chapter 10. The legacy of authentic discipleship / Adam P. Zoeller
• Chapter 11. Through the eyes of Dr. King and Malcolm X: The intersection of civil rights and religion / Colleen Fitzpatrick and Ariel Cornett
• Chapter 12. Of gods and men: On hospitality and interreligious dialogue / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Section IV: Rituals
• Chapter 13. The relationship between music and traditional African religion / Miguel David Hernandez Paz
• Chapter 14. Exorcism, healings, and mercy: The role of the holy fool and prophet in the island / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Chapter 15. Exploring the Egyptian book of the dead: Weighing of the heart ceremony / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Chapter 16. The Camino de Santiago: Pilgrimage as a devotion of cultural awareness and personal renewal / Thomas E. Malewitz
• Section V: Wisdom literature
• Chapter 17. The truth of salvation is reconciliation / Adam P. Zoeller
• Chapter 18. Escaping the cycle of Groundhog Day / Adam P. Zoeller
• Chapter 19. Wisdom literature and the power of the poetic word / Thomas Malewitz.