1st Edition
Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema A Theological Exploration
By Kris H.K Chong
Copyright 2020
178 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides a framework by which a global audience might think theologically about contemporary films produced in mainland China by Chinese directors. Up to this point the academic discipline of Christian theology and film has focussed predominantly on Western cinema, and as a result, has missed out the potential insights offered by Chinese spirituality on film.
Mainland Chinese... Read more
1 More in Life than Meets the Eye: Afterimage in Chinese Films
2 Ultimate Concern: Tillich and Chinese Films
3 Afterimage: The Fifth Generation Filmmakers
4 Reframing Afterimage: The Sixth Generation Filmmakers
5 Towards A Wider Presence in Chinese Films
Biography
Kris H.K. Chong (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary; MPhil, Cambridge University) currently teaches at Baptist Theological Seminary, Singapore. Her work centres around Systematic Theology, Faith and Film and Theology & Culture. She has published in various academic journals in both English and Chinese. She writes Chinese articles for her own column 《海角一方》for Singapore’s leading Chinese newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao 联合早报.
