Using Movies in Religious Education

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Hollywood Jesus http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/category/movies/

A Library of Religious-Themed and Spiritual Films https://mubi.com/lists/a-library-of-religious-themed-and-spiritual-films

Catholic News Service Movie Reviews http://www.catholicnews.com/movies.cfm

Decent Films http://decentfilms.com/

Catholic Church in Australia Film Reviews https://www.catholic.org.au/film-reviews

Journal of Religion and Film University of Nebraska http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/

Religion in Film – A List of Films for the Religious Studies Classroom http://theotherjournal.com/2010/02/17/religion-in-film-a-list-of-films-for-the-religious-studies-classroom/

Film-Faith Dialogue: Using Popular Films for Religious Education in the

Age of Hollywood http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/projects/counterpoints/Proc_2003/A1.pdf

Teaching with Film-Primary (UK) http://www.filmeducation.org/resources/primary/teaching_with_film/ & Secondary http://www.filmeducation.org/resources/secondary/teaching_with_film/

Anticipation Guides http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/anticipation_guide

Religion in Film – A List of Films for the Religious Studies Classroom by M. Leary

Religion and Film “This review… is intended to survey the English literature on film and religion and to corral various research trends into suitable academic categories.” Terry Lindvall

Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film: Using Popular Movies to Cultivate a Sacramental Imagination and Improve Media Literacy in Adolescents, Charles B. Gordon, C.S.C. ; Karen E. Eifler University of Portland, Oregon Catholic Education 2011.

Gordon Matties’ page at the Canadian Mennonite University: http://www.cmu.ca/library/faithfilm.html

Religion and Film http://www.theologyandfilm.com/RELIGION_AND_FILM/FILM___RELIGION___THEOLOGY.html

The Jesuit Communication Project : http://jcp.proscenia.net/

Union Presbyterian Seminary: Theology and Film – http://theofilm.wordpress.com/

Sister Rose at the Movies