{"product_id":"religious-cinema-for-non-believers-9798385247417","title":"Religious Cinema for Non-Believers","description":"Religious Cinema for Non-Believers is a collection of longform film criticism essays written over the span of a decade by theologian and film critic Joel Mayward. Ranging in scope and style from Silence to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Playtime to Philomena, A Hidden Life to Hundreds of Beavers, each chapter is an in-depth movie review that weaves together film analysis, theological reflection, and personal narrative. Part movie-watching memoir, part cultural criticism, the book ultimately demonstrates how watching and reviewing films can be a spiritual discipline, even when appreciating so-called \"secular\" films. As a creative act of thoughtful appreciation, film criticism--both writing it and reading it--has the capacity to make us better human beings and grow closer to God. Religious Cinema for Non-Believers will appeal to any cinephiles (religious and non-religious alike) who have ever had a transcendent experience at the movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cascade Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385247417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Joel Mayward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514341187765,"sku":"9798385247417","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798385247417.jpg?v=1791903705","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/religious-cinema-for-non-believers-9798385247417","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}