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Gerardo Marti
Gerardo Marti is professor of sociology at Davidson College and coauthor of Aspiring to Antiracism: The Pursuit of Racial Justice in White Progressive Churches, forthcoming from Oxford University Press.
Hollywood's faith in religious films
The Bible miniseries finished this Easter with the grand finale of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. Overall it drew more than 30 million viewers, the History Channel’s largest-ever audience. It’s considered a triumph for “in your face” faith films. With a possible sequel (and the current batch of Bible-based films currently in production), The Bible may represent a modern resurrection of Bible-oriented cinema.
The fervent desire to place the Bible on film dates to the very beginning of the Hollywood industry.
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