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  • Surprised by Laughter

    The Comic World of C.S. Lewis

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    An examination of the British author's use of levity and wit in his writing reveals the uses of joy and humor in Christianity.For C. S. Lewis, merriment was serious business, and like no book before it, Surprised by Laughter explains why. Author Terry Lindvall takes readers on a highly amusing and deeply meaningful journey through the life and letters of one of the most beloved Christian thinkers ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Sanctuary Cinema

    Origins of the Christian Film Industry

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    Winner of the Religious Communication Association Book of the Year Award for 2008Sanctuary Cinema provides the first history of the origins of the Christian film industry. Focusing on the early days of film during the silent era, it traces the ways in which the Church came to adopt film making as a way of conveying the Christian message to adherents. Surprisingly, rather than separating themselves ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Souls for Sale

    Rupert Hughes and the Novel Hollywood Religion

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    Series series Reel Spirituality Monograph Series
    The beginning of the twentieth century evolved out of an era of Freethinking atheists and agnostics who challenged the Protestant hegemony of the day. Key among these mavericks was author and filmmaker Rupert Hughes, uncle to Howard Hughes. In 1922, Hughes published Souls for Sale, his wickedly playful satire of the Bible belt and Hollywood, offering a mischievous snapshot of the film industry as ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Mother of All Laughter

    Sarah and the Genesis of Comedy

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    When the superannuated biblical Sarah learned that she would give birth to a son, she burst out laughing, and that son's name-Isaac-was forever a testimony to this moment of holy mirth. In The Mother of All Laughter: Sarah & the Genesis of Comedy, Terry Lindvall argues that there is a biblical place for laughter. At times, he lets truth be obscured by a good story (as when he cites the famous Neil ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Sacred Laughter

    Humor and Laughter in Religious, Cultural, and Mythic Traditions

    de Terry Lindvall, Dr. Fatima Ahmed, Dr. Nikola Danisova-Bartoskova, Dr. Anastasiya Fiadotava, Richard A. Gardner, LaReina Hingson, Dr. Benson Igboin, Dr. Sundus Mohamed, Mr. Christian Palmisano, Bernhard Scheid, Dr. Liz Sills0, Anastasiya Stoyneva1, Dr. Kaitlyn Ugoretz2, Dr. Paul van der Velde3, Michael K. Cundall Jr.4, Alevtina Solovyeva6 ...
    This anthology explores the intersection of humor and laughter with various faith, religious, and mythic traditions.Each chapter covers a unique case where humor and laughter have intersected with some part of a religious, cultural, or mythic tradition and explores how and why laughter and humor are important in those stories. The contributors also explore how the role of humor and laughter shaped ... Leer más

    $93.99 USD

  • The Joy of Narnia

    Teaching Laughter to Middle School Students

    de Terry Lindvall, Cary Joseph, Caroline Joseph ...
    A university professor and two middle school English teachers weave recent educational research on humor with examples from C.S. Lewis's Narnia Chronicles to make a compelling case for teaching teachers how to relax and enjoy the wild things in the classroom. Using Lewis's foundational ideas on the four sources of laughter, they illustrate how children begin to lose their gentle and affiliative ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Disney Gothic

    Dark Shadows in the House of Mouse

    de Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Murray Leeder, Terry Lindvall, Jay Bamber, Carl H. Sederholm, Kathy Merlock Jackson, Gwyneth Peaty, Kevin J. Wetmore0, J.S. Mackley1, Nancy Johnson-Hunt2, Antonio Sanna3, Christy Tidwell4, Joan Ormrod5, Angelique Nairn6, Simon Bacon7, Blair Speakman8 ...
    Series series Research in Horror Studies
    Despite Disney’s carefully crafted image of family friendliness, Gothic elements are pervasive in all of Disney’s productions, ranging from its theme parks to its films and television programs. The contributors to Disney Gothic reveal that the Gothic, in fact, serves as the unacknowledged motor of the Disney machine. Exploring representations of villains, ghosts, and monsters, this book sheds ... Leer más

    $105.99 USD

  • Liminal Spaces in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

    Stories from the In Between

    de Jonathan Alexander, Michele D. Castleman, Paula T. Connolly, Paige D'Encarnacao, Scott Eberle, Laura Hakala, Katharine Kittredge, Terry Lindvall, Claudia Mills, Alessia Silvestrin, Anne K. Phillips, Trina Marie Rumfelt, Jan Susina, Eric L. Tribunella, Dr. Kathy Merlock Jackson ...
    Scholars in the field of children's literature studies began taking an interest in the concept of “liminal spaces” around the turn of the 21st century. For the first time, Liminal Spaces in Children's and Young Adult Literature: Stories from the In Between brings together in one volume a collection of original essays on this topic by leading children's literature scholars. The contributors in this ... Leer más

    $93.99 USD

  • Animated Parables

    A Pedagogy of Seven Deadly Sins and a Few Virtues

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    Series series Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture
    Generally neglected for their rhetorical power, animated cartoons provide a treasure chest of provocative and comic gems that teach about the seven deadly sins. After a brief history of parables and fables, icons and visual communication, this book explores each of the seven deadly sins as represented in short animated films from Disney, Pixar, the Warner Brothers, and international animators. ... Leer más

    $97.99 USD

  • God on the Big Screen

    A History of Hollywood Prayer from the Silent Era to Today

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    Links film history with church history over the past century, illuminating America’s broader relationship with religious currents over timeMoments of prayer have been represented in Hollywood movies since the silent era, appearing unexpectedly in films as diverse as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Frankenstein, Amistad, Easy Rider, Talladega Nights, and Alien 3, as well as in religiously inspired ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • God Mocks

    A History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to Stephen Colbert

    de Terry Lindvall ...
    Winner of the 2016 Religious Communication Association Book of the Year AwardIn God Mocks, Terry Lindvall ventures into the muddy and dangerous realm of religious satire, chronicling its evolution from the biblical wit and humor of the Hebrew prophets through the Roman Era and the Middle Ages all the way up to the present. He takes the reader on a journey through the work of Chaucer and his ... Leer más

    $28.79 USD

  • Divine Film Comedies

    Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit

    de Terry Lindvall, J. Dennis Bounds, Chris Lindvall ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Religion and Film
    Divine Film Comedies creates a meaningful dialogue between stories in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and comedies spanning the history of film. The text lies at the intersection of three disciplines: humor/comedy studies, film studies, and theology. Drawing on films from the silent era to the 21st century, the book highlights parallels between comedic sub-genres and sacred narratives, parables ... Leer más

    $69.99 USD