Finding God in All Films

A Contemplative Approach to Watching Movies

Add to my list

by John Dougherty

Type

Essays

Subject

Sociology

Keywords

religion

Publishing date

2026 (November 05, 2026)

Publisher

Orbis Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 176 pages
5 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches (13.5 x 21 cm)

ISBN

978-1-62698-690-9

User Ratings

(0 vote)

X

Average rating:

0	rating	= We can do without
0	rating	= Good book
0	rating	= Excellent book
0	rating	= Unique / a reference

Your rating: -

Book Presentation:
Movies have the capacity to connect with the deepest desires of our hearts and often give us new ways to go about the business of being alive. Movies, in other words, can be sacred, and watching movies can be a spiritual act. This book approaches movie watching as a spiritual practice, similar to visio/lectio divina, reflecting on how movies shape our lives and developing a model of watching movies with sacred attention. Inspired by visio divina, this book develops a model of movie watching as a spiritual practice (cinema divina). Readers will find that nearly any film can become a way to encounter God, when approached with sacred attention and openness to the guidance of the Spirit.

See the publisher website: Orbis Books