Artikelen

Film in een praktische theologie voor de 21e eeuw

Auteurs

  • A.C. van Hell

Samenvatting

Watching movies is growing in popularity among Christian believers. While empirical
research shows that movies can perform an important function in the life of Christian
viewers, theological reflection on movies and their function is lacking in the Netherlands
and within practical theology. If movies are a useful means for reflecting on the
Christian faith, it follows that practical theology should embrace them in its reflection.
This article compares the function of movies with that of parables in pastoral theology.
It argues that the model of movie-as-parable offers a possibility to motivate and integrate the value of watching movies in practical theology such that it takes seriously both
the experience of believers and Christian theology.

Gepubliceerd

2017-12-01