Resources

A 1999 course by Ann Matter at the University of Pennsylvania "explores some ways in which religious ideas and practices appear in works of literature from different cultures" with a focus on the modern period and the Christian tradition.

A 2000 course by Alan Altany at Marshall University uses "journals, fiction, and web exploration . . . (to access) the spiritual insights of various persons as they portray their search for and experience of what religions call the sacred" with special attention to the concept of place.

An online course by Cheryl Rhodes at the University of South Carolina that examines the ways film affects how "people understand religious concepts."

A 2012 course by Douglas Cowan at the University of Waterloo focused on "discerning how the various dimensions of religious belief and practice are reflected and refracted in film and television . . . in late modern society."

A 2010 course by Gail Hamner at Syracuse University explores "various understandings and functions of religion as we discuss films and articles in light of our experiences."

A 2002 course by Elizabeth Tillar at St. Anselm College "explores theological themes, symbols, motifs, and images through screenings of American and foreign films."

A 2010 course by Gail Hamner at Syracuse University explores "various understandings and functions of religion as we discuss films and articles in light of our experiences."

A 2002 course by Elizabeth Tillar at St. Anselm College "explores theological themes, symbols, motifs, and images through screenings of American and foreign films."

A 2005 course by Cheryl Rhodes at the University of South Carolina "designed to assist the student in recognizing and understanding the use of religion and the Bible in contemporary fiction and film."

A 2011 course by Louis Nelson at the University of Virginia covers theories of sacred spaces, places of worship, and other "more peripheral assertions of sanctity on space."