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- July 27, 2011: Separate Realities
- July 27, 2011: Two Black Churches
- July 27, 2011: Triumph of the Will
- July 27, 2011: Thank God and the Revolution
- July 27, 2011: Solidaridad: Faith, Hope, and Haven
- July 27, 2011: Shrine under Siege
- July 27, 2011: The Shrine
- July 27, 2011: Sanctuary
- July 27, 2011: Romero
- July 27, 2011: The Radio Priest
Archive for the African American Religion Category
The Perfomed Word
July 27, 2011 by Jim Spickard.
Film Info: “The Performed Word” (1982) – Center for Southern Folklore (Memphis) – 58 minutes
Distributor: ??????????
Summary: Black religious styles in their cultural context –especially sermon, music, and preaching styles.
Film notice taken (with permission) from the “Teaching Resources” list in Meredith McGuire’s Religion: The Social Context, third edition. Her 5th edition (available from Waveland Press: see www.religionthesocialcontext.com) does not contain the resource list. I have only traced some of these films to current distributors. Please post updated information about them, if you have it. – JS
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Martin Luther King: A Man of Peace
July 27, 2011 by Jim Spickard.
Film Info: Journal Films (1968) – 26 minutes
Distributor: ???????
Summary: Shows portions of sermons, speeches, and interviews with Martin Luther King, Jr., linking his philosophy of non-violence with Biblical themes.
Film notice taken (with permission) from the “Teaching Resources” list in Meredith McGuire’s Religion: The Social Context, third edition. Her 5th edition (available from Waveland Press: see www.religionthesocialcontext.com) does not contain the resource list. I have only traced some of these films to current distributors. Please post updated information about them, if you have it. – JS
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Keeping the Faith
July 24, 2011 by Jim Spickard.
Film Info: “Keeping the Faith” – by Sherry Jones — PBS (Frontline series) (1987) – 58 minutes
Distributor: PBS
Summary: Depicts black churches in a Midwestern city, with particular focus on one middle-class congregation and a secondary focus on a lower-class congregation. Examines these congregations as sources of vitality, activism, community, and identity.
Film notice taken (with permission) from the “Teaching Resources” list in Meredith McGuire’s Religion: The Social Context, third edition. Her 5th edition (available from Waveland Press: see www.religionthesocialcontext.com) does not contain the resource list. I have only traced some of these films to current distributors. Please post updated information about them, if you have it. – JS
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Black Delta Religion
July 24, 2011 by Jim Spickard.
Film Info: Black Delta Region – Center for Southern Folklore, Memphis (1974) – 15 minutes, B/W
Distributor: ??????????
Summary: A brief but lively depiction of a wide range of Southern black religiosity, including ecstatic dance, singing, preaching styles, social-community context.
Film notice taken (with permission) from the “Teaching Resources” list in Meredith McGuire’s Religion: The Social Context, third edition. Her 5th edition (available from Waveland Press: see www.religionthesocialcontext.com) does not contain the resource list. I have only traced some of these films to current distributors. Please post updated information about them, if you have it. – JS
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