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This introduction to media literacy from a Christian perspective provides the tools to find and assess the beneficial—or harmful—ideologies depicted in notable films, programs, and trends.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 An Imperative to Understand the Moving Image
Chapter 2 What Happened to Movies and Television?
Chapter 3 A Brief Guide to Film Criticism
Chapter 4 A Brief Guide to Christian Film Criticism
Chapter 5 The Moving Image as Modern Literature
Chapter 6 Visual Literacy: A Viewing Primer
Chapter 7 Redemptive Narratives
Chapter 8 Truth and the Moving Image
Chapter 9 Putting It into Practice
Chapter 10 Top Chef: A Study in Gastronomic Criticism and Human Behavior
Chapter 11 Modern Family: Not Normal Is the New Normal
Chapter 12 The Walking Dead: Perspectives on Undeath
Chapter 13 Downton Abbey: Social Progressivism Meets Period (Mellow) Drama
Conclusion
Index

About the Author

Jen Letherer teaches film studies, theater, and writing for the Department of Communication and Media at Spring Arbor University.