Movies and the Church of Baseball: Religion in the Cinema of the National Pastime

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Jonathan Plummer

Movies and the Church of Baseball

Religion in the Cinema of the National Pastime

Jonathan Plummer

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McFarland & Co Inc
06 February 2025

Film theory & criticism; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Baseball

Christian religious imagery and symbolism has a long history in American baseball cinema, from The Busher (1919) to Angels in the Outfield(1994) and present-day movies. This book examines The Natural, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham and other films, exploring the frequency of Christian imagery and themes in the American baseball movie. From Babe Ruth's performance of a miracle to help a disabled boy walk again in The Babe Ruth Story to Shoeless Joe Jackson's question to Ray Kinsella--""Is this heaven?""--in Field of Dreams, Christian themes and American baseball film are inextricably linked. This discussion encompasses symbolic imagery in mainstream film, Christian baseball movies directed by Christian filmmakers promoting their faith messages and images of America as a prelapsarian paradise before ""The Fall.""

By: Jonathan Plummer
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
ISBN: 9781476676555
ISBN 10: 1476676550
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 06 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Plummer is a senior lecturer in film and television at Solent University, Southampton, England. He lives near Winchester.