Sinema7: A Movie Watcher's Guide to the Seven Deadly Sins
Book Details
Author(s)Maureen Herring
PublisherTabret Press
ISBN / ASIN098409590X
ISBN-139780984095902
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1 to 3 weeks
Sales Rank4,465,097
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Can watching movies make us better people?
Sinema7 is a fusion of movie reviews and Christian ethics that links popular movies and Biblical scripture with each of the Seven Deadly Sins. Movies really are parables for our generation, providing relatable, authentic illustrations of the damage caused by lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy and pride.
Sinema7 encourages change by presenting an opposing virtue for each sin with movies and scriptures to illustrate new attitudes and positive behaviors. Sinema7 is an honest, practical, and compassionate walk through sin towards redemption. Sinema7's approach provides relevant thoughts about pop culture and ethical behavior for everyone.
Sinema7 offers:
· Movie reviews with an ethical spin · Relevant illustrations · Insightful analysis · Fresh perspective · Entertaining lists · History of the Seven Deadly Sins
Sinema7 brings the transformative power of the Christian faith into a modern context. The use of contemporary cinematic illustrations creates a fresh reflection of our own personal indulgences in light of those movies that subconsciously shape our behavior. Maureen Herring avoids the typical demonization of Hollywood prevalent in current Christian commentary by using an analytical approach to the characters, plots, and themes of these familiar stories. Rather than seeing movies as a constant threat to our culture's morality, her analysis sets the framework for a change in Christian worldview that creates a rich opportunity for the ideals of the Christian faith to become relevant in a world that often believes God is absent in their everyday lives.Â
-Rev. Stephen V. Allen
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Jesus often hit home with his listeners through the telling of stories. Movies are our modern day stories, and Sinema7 reflects on those stories. Maureen Herring's knowledge of scripture, history, and the cinema powerfully merge in this book.
Sinema7 is a fusion of movie reviews and Christian ethics that links popular movies and Biblical scripture with each of the Seven Deadly Sins. Movies really are parables for our generation, providing relatable, authentic illustrations of the damage caused by lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, anger, envy and pride.
Sinema7 encourages change by presenting an opposing virtue for each sin with movies and scriptures to illustrate new attitudes and positive behaviors. Sinema7 is an honest, practical, and compassionate walk through sin towards redemption. Sinema7's approach provides relevant thoughts about pop culture and ethical behavior for everyone.
Sinema7 offers:
· Movie reviews with an ethical spin · Relevant illustrations · Insightful analysis · Fresh perspective · Entertaining lists · History of the Seven Deadly Sins
Sinema7 brings the transformative power of the Christian faith into a modern context. The use of contemporary cinematic illustrations creates a fresh reflection of our own personal indulgences in light of those movies that subconsciously shape our behavior. Maureen Herring avoids the typical demonization of Hollywood prevalent in current Christian commentary by using an analytical approach to the characters, plots, and themes of these familiar stories. Rather than seeing movies as a constant threat to our culture's morality, her analysis sets the framework for a change in Christian worldview that creates a rich opportunity for the ideals of the Christian faith to become relevant in a world that often believes God is absent in their everyday lives.Â
-Rev. Stephen V. Allen
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Jesus often hit home with his listeners through the telling of stories. Movies are our modern day stories, and Sinema7 reflects on those stories. Maureen Herring's knowledge of scripture, history, and the cinema powerfully merge in this book.
-Rev. Dr. Yvette Garcia, Pastor of Truth Chapel, San Antonio, Texas
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The structure and rhetorical execution in Sinema7 is top notch. It's a solid read, with great film quotes and vital, moral evaluations. Any moral commentary that finds a way to reconfigure John Belushi's Bluto, from "Animal House," into a road sign for temperance ... is a commentary well-worth reading.
-Floyd Wray, author of Blood Toys
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The structure and rhetorical execution in Sinema7 is top notch. It's a solid read, with great film quotes and vital, moral evaluations. Any moral commentary that finds a way to reconfigure John Belushi's Bluto, from "Animal House," into a road sign for temperance ... is a commentary well-worth reading.
-Floyd Wray, author of Blood Toys
