{"product_id":"lost-found-in-the-cathedral-of-cinema-a-spiritual-journey-9781506496948","title":"Lost \u0026 Found in the Cathedral of Cinema: A Spiritual Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if watching movies could be a spiritual discipline? For one film critic, great films became guiding lights -- an escape from fear-based religion into richer experiences of imagination, beauty, community, and faith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a bubble of churches and Christian schools, Jeffrey Overstreet was taught by example to condemn \"worldly\" art and culture as predatory and poisonous. Yet, the flicker of light from cinema screens proved a temptation too powerful to resist. And what he found there was quite the opposite of what he'd been told: He found God at play in ten thousand theaters. Now, through deeply personal and eye-opening stories, Overstreet invites you to retrace a revelatory journey: from \u003cem\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eMy Neighbor Totoro, \u003c\/em\u003e from Disney's Hundred-Acre Wood to \u003cem\u003eThe Tree of Life, \u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003eThe Black Stallion\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner, \u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003eDead Poets Society\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDo the Right Thing\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eMoonrise Kingdom \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMarcel the Shell with Shoes On\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpoiler! Movies do not burn down Overstreet's faith. Rather, they free him to answer the Scriptures' instruction -- not only to \u003cem\u003elove the world\u003c\/em\u003e, but to learn from it\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eGreat cinema invites us to hear a holy voice in the beauty of the natural world, and to break away from destructive distortions of Jesus's teaching. Guided by the lights of screens and Scripture, the author of \u003cem\u003eThrough a Screen Darkly \u003c\/em\u003eand the fantasy novel \u003cem\u003eAuralia's Colors \u003c\/em\u003etestifies of a God who moves in mysterious ways, calling us into a life of courageous creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Overstreet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadleaf Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.54w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506496948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverstreet, Jeffrey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRecognized in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eImage\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/em\u003efor his writing on cinema, \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey Overstreet\u003c\/strong\u003e, an assistant professor Seattle Pacific University, teaches creative writing, English literature, academic writing, and film studies. He earned his BA in English literature and his MFA in creative writing from Seattle Pacific University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jeffrey Overstreet \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311289217181,"sku":"9781506496948","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_031b3d69-9ba3-40b5-825d-2825d257df08.jpg?v=1779260633","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lost-found-in-the-cathedral-of-cinema-a-spiritual-journey-9781506496948","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}