CINEMAGOGUE
Film and Theology |
Join us for a screening of Thor(M) and a discussion of how it's story intersects with God's Story.
When: November 6, 6pm.
Where: St Marks Anglican Church, 1 Kevin Avenue, Avalon.
This is a free event. Bring Drinks and Snacks
Listen to the talk on Inception here
What is Cinemagogue?
cinema | cin-e-ma
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1. a movie theatre, a building in which films are shown
2. film, motion pictures or movies
3. cinematography: the art of recording visual images
synagogue | syn-a-gogue
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1. a house of assembly
2. a place of worship
3. a Jewish congregation
cinemagogue | cin-e-ma-gogue
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an exploration of how our culture lives, eats, breathes, consumes and
effectively worships popular forms of narrative entertainment and media.
We live in a culture that tells many stories. Stories which entertain us, move us, provide truth, or persuade us to buy stuff. Some of these stories we reject, others we cling to. The ones we hold onto become our story, our worldview, our identity. These stories explain us and we use them to share our life with others.
At Cinemagogue we believe that God our Creator is the ultimate story-teller. We bear his image and live our lives as part of the greatest story ever told.
We believe all people are part of this meta-narrative. Our stories are part of this great story. When we meet to watch a film our aim is to engage with the stories around us.
We don't see film as a distraction to be rejected or purely as entertainment but as a very powerful expression of the stories of our culture. We want to engage with our culture, to be discerning in examining the themes and philosophies employed in creating these stories and to see them as part of the wider stories of our lives.
Ultimately, we place all stories against the controversial storytelling of Jesus Christ, who claimed not only to be truth incarnate, but the master storyteller who spoke the universe into existence, the central figure, the ultimate protagonist and hero in our shared narrative that is life.
