Hermeneutic Humility and the Political Theology of Cinema: Blind Paul

Sean Desilets (Author) (2016) (Routledge Studies in Religion and Film)

Overview

This book examines the tradition of Western religious cinema by engaging with scholarship on St. Paul's political theology. The analysis centers on films by directors such as Carl-Th. Dreyer, Robert Bresson, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Carlos Reygadas. These films, in a manner inspired by St. Paul's temporary blindness after his conversion, place the camera—a mechanism that can be seen as 'god-blind'—between the filmmaker and the divine. Desilets terms this approach 'hermeneutic humility,' acknowledging its interpretive nature while emphasizing its acute awareness of its own limitations.

Who it's for

• Film scholars
• Students of contemporary political theology
• Researchers interested in religion and media studies
• Academics exploring poststructuralist literary theory

Key features

• Hardback edition
• Published in 2016
• 208 pages
• ISBN: 9781138955509
• Publisher: Taylor&Francis
• Part of the Routledge Studies in Religion and Film series