Posted: February 10th, 2015

Analyze the “Religious Content” of a Particular Film

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

1.Identify a key message promoted by the film. One way to find a key message is to complete this sentence: “According to this film, what is most important in life is . . .” 2. Use theories about belief, text, ritual, and/or visual culture to show how this message is promoted by the film. The theories you use must be drawn ONLY from these readings: • Malory Nye, Religion: The Basics, Chapters 5 (“Belief”), 6 (“Ritual”), or 7 (“Text”) • S. Brent Plate, Introduction to Religion, Art, and Visual Culture
I will upload the instructions and movie list to you by a word file.