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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
How can we harmonize our Christian faith with the art and craft of film making?
Brent talks to Crystal Downing about her new IVP book called ‘The Wages of Cinema: A Christian Aesthetics of Film in Conversation with Dorothy L. Sayers’.
Crystal is an award winning author and has published six books.
- (1:10) Dorothy L. Sayers and film;
- (6:50) What Christians often miss in film;
- (9:00) Some film history;
- (16:40) Sayers own experience of adapting Lord Peter Wimsey for film;
- (23:50) Sayers’ Christian theory of art;
- (35:30) War movies;
- (38:00) Film noir;
- (41:00) Feminist film theory.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.ivpress.com/the-wages-of-cinema
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