"Studies in Theology and Film: The Arts and Religious
Implications" [1 Credit]
The theme of this course is ARTISTS AND RELIGION. DVDs of six films are
viewed outside of class: "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (Michelangelo
painting the Sistine Chapel), "Turning Point"
(fictional story of two ballerinas), "Frida," (painter wife of Diego
Rivera), "La Traviata" (the opera on film), "Dirty Dancing" (fictional
story of contemporary dancing at a resort), "Lust for Life," (Van Gogh's
true story). Questions are provided; class is all discussion; a 4-5 page
paper at the end.
