This class is for anyone who has taken Dan’s Jesus & Film 101
course at past UYWI conferences. This class will delve deeper into
the theory, conceptual framework, and production of film as it relates
to both Black Popular Culture and Urban Popular Culture. This class
is for anyone who is daring enough to use film and media with their
youth that goes beyond Veggie Tales and G ratings. We will be
analyzing films such as No Country for Old Men (2007), Scarface
(1980), 8-Mile (2003), & The Village (2005) and discovering some
of the Christological messages hidden within the matrix of each film.
We will use Richard Niebuhr’s (1950) framework as a foundation for
understanding Jesus, culture, & film. So grab some pop-corn and
your notebook and come join us for an invigorating discussion.