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		<title>Some recommended books on film and faith</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of being seen as a shameless self-promoter, I would suggest that my own book, Focus: The Art and Soul of Cinema, is a key read for any Christian who wants to think about film and worldviews. Some other books I recommend highly (in alphabetical order, by author, not in terms of merit): Peter Fraser and Vernon Edwin Neal, ReViewing the Movies: A Christian Response to Contemporary Film (Focal Point) (Crossway, 2000). Brian Godawa, Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom &#038; Discernment second edition (IVP, 2009) Jeffrey Overstreet, Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies (Regal, 2007) Nick Pollard, Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult: With Study Guide (IVP, 1997) William D. Romanowski, Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture, second edition (Brazos Press, 2007) James W Sire, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalogue (InterVarsity, 2004) I will update this page with further recommendations and some comments when I get chance.  [...]
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<p>At the risk of being seen as a shameless self-promoter, I would suggest that my own book, <em><a href="http://www.tonywatkins.co.uk/focus">Focus: The Art and Soul of Cinema</a></em>, is a key read for any Christian who wants to think about film and worldviews, largely because I wrote it to deal with this specific issue in a way no other books did (the closest being Brian Godawa&#8217;s <em>Hollywood Worldviews</em>).</p>
<p>Some other books I recommend highly (in alphabetical order, by author, not in terms of merit):</p>
<p>Peter Fraser and Vernon Edwin Neal, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1581342039?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1581342039">ReViewing the Movies: A Christian Response to Contemporary Film (Focal Point)</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=1581342039" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></em> (Crossway, 2000).<br />
Brian Godawa, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0830837132?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0830837132">Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom &amp; Discernment</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=0830837132" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></em> second edition (IVP, 2009)<br />
Jeffrey Overstreet, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0830743154?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0830743154">Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=0830743154" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></em> (Regal, 2007)<br />
Nick Pollard, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844740439?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1844740439">Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult: With Study Guide</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=1844740439" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> </em> (IVP, 1997)<br />
William D. Romanowski, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1587432013?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1587432013">Eyes Wide Open: Looking for God in Popular Culture</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=1587432013" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></em>, second edition (Brazos Press, 2007)<br />
James W Sire, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844740404?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1844740404">The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalogue</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=tonywatkinsc-21&amp;l=as2&amp;o=2&amp;a=1844740404" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></em> (InterVarsity, 2004)</p>
<p>I will update this page with further recommendations and some comments when I get chance.</p>
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