Faith Film Philosophy

Overview

Movies and television series serve as a repository of emphases and trends in popular culture and in many cases offer instances of reflection on philosophical and intellectual problems and themes. Many critics have noted the proliferation of Christian and religious imagery and plot elements in popular cinema. The Faith, Film, and Philosophy seminar series offers a context for sustained reflection on the place of faith themes in contemporary popular culture, and therefore serves the goals of the Faith and Reason Institute. 

  • Year
  • I.  2007
  • II. 2008
  • III. 2009
  • IV. 2010
  • V. 2011
  • VI. 2012
  • VII. 2013
  • VIII. 2015
  • IX. 2016
  • X. 2017
  • XI. 2023
  • Conference Topic
  • Faith, Film, and Philosophy
  • Faith, Film, and Philosophy
  • The Lives of Others: Human Transformation and Film
  • Surrogates, Avatars, and Zombies: Film, Faith, & The Human Prospect
  • Faith, Philosophy, & Mystery in Film
  • The Tree of Life: The Way of Nature and the Way of Grace
  • Of Fairy-stories, Fantasy and Myth
  • From Home Alone to Interstellar: Parent and Child in Popular Film
  • Saving Private Ryan and Other Love Stories
  • Of Love & Friendship: The Films of Whit Stillman
  • Multiverses & Alternate Realities: Other Worlds in Film
  • Public Speakers
  • Mr. Ralph Winter, Dr. Thomas Hibbs, Dr. Michael Foley
  • Dr. Douglas Geivett, Dr. Michael Foley, Dr. Carl Plantinga
  • Dr. Daniel McInerny, Dr. Roy Anker
  • Dr. Eric Cunningham, Dr. Lyra Pitstick, Dr. Kim Paffenroth
  • Dr. Catherine Tkacz, Dr. Daniel McInerny, Dr. Michael Foley
  • Dr. Peter Candler, Dr. John McAteer
  • Dr. Michael Foley, Dr. Katherin Rogers, Dr. Richard McClelland
  • Dr. David Calhoun, Dr. Karen Eifler, Rev. Charles Gordon
  • Dr. Richard McClelland
  • Dr. Michael Foley, Mr. Whit Stillman
  • Dr. Brian Clayton, Dr. Robert K. Johnston, Dcn. Steven D. Greydanus

 

Faith, Film, and Philosophy Seminar 2024

You are invited to take part in an engaging interactive conversation on “Spiritual Film Themes in a Secular Age” with a group of other film scholars and fans over the weekend from Thursday evening, October 11, to Saturday evening, October 13, 2024, on the campus of Gonzaga University, in Spokane, WA.

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