Film, Prophecy and Culture

College University of Trinity College, Faculty of Divinity
Instructor(s)
Course Code TRT2876HF
Semester First Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

Humans are story-telling animals. We find our identity, our memory, our vision and our meaning through the narratives of our lives. While the church has been a foundational story telling institution in our lives, it has clearly been eclipsed in the last half century by various forms of mass media, and most notably through cinema. In this course we will use the Toronto International Film Festival as our classroom. Engaging in a two way dialogue between film and Christian theology, students will develop a biblically theological understanding of contemporary film. We will explore the prophetic, pastoral, liturgical and theological contribution that contemporary cinema can make to Christian reflection and praxis in a late modern socio-historical context.
Sherry Coman is co-teaching this course with Brian Walsh.

Syllabus http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/trincms/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/TRT287…
Schedule Irregular
Start Time TBA
End Time TBA
Minimum Enrolment 0
Maximum Enrolment 20
Enrolment Notes

Enrollment deadline: September 3

Schedule Notes

<p>Course runs during the Toronto International Film Festival.</p>

Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Fall 2011
Currently Offered Fall 2013