"Even when they explore the darkest depths of the soul or the most unsettling aspects of evil, artists give voice in a way to the universal desire for redemption"
In this episode we look at the approaches Catholics and Christians can have in encountering evil and violence in film.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Phoebe Watson
Follow me on social media: @seekingwatson
Find out more at www.rachelsherlock.com
Works and Authors mentioned:
Christians and Movies: The Danger Within, Not Without - Patheos
"No Movies Please, We’re Catholic" - National Catholic Register
Why Do People like Violent Movies - Psychcentral
Faith and Film Criticism: The Challenge of the Catholic Critic - Decent Films
Inter Mirifica
What is Wrong with Movie Violence? - LA Review of Books
Painfotainment - Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History
Experiencing Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” - JStor
A Good Man is Hard to Find - Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor and the Violence of Christianity - Word on Fire
Passion Confessions
Christian Art and the Use of Violence - The Common Vision
The Scandal of Forgiveness in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Movies Discussed:
The Passion of the Christ
Mad Max: Fury Road
Hacksaw Ridge
You Were Never Really Here
Requiem For a Dream
Three Billboards outside Ebbing Missouri
What We’re Enjoying at the Moment
Phoebe: Holy Week Liturgies
Rachel: Guys and Dolls, War Horse (Play)
The Creation of Music and the Music of Creation with Katie Marquette
Publishing Catholic Voices with Mary Finnegan, Deputy Editor at Wiseblood Books
The Spirit of Adventure in Swallows and Amazons
The Great Expectations and Romantic Ideals of Dickens's Heroes
This Mortal Coil: An Album of Loss and Subtraction, ‘Offerings’ by Typhoon
Poetic Vision: The Catholic Case for Everyday Poetry
The Reed of God and the Potent Emptiness of Advent
Childish or Childlike: Labyrinth and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Growing Up
The Mystery and Manners of Flannery O’Connor
The Sublime Mystery of Thin Places: Numinous Experiences and Liminal Spaces
Rest and Recreation: Holidays and the Opportunity for Holiness
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Making Whole: Finding Healing in Community and Nature
Animating Creation: The Natural Landscapes of Studio Ghibli
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Celebrating Irish Saints: Miracles, Myths and Modern Perspectives
Something Inside: Hope and the Inner Life in The Shawshank Redemption
Entering the Anglo-Saxon Seasons: Poetry, Liturgy and Festivity, with Eleanor Parker
Let Nothing You Dismay: The Ghost of Christmas Storytelling
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