Reviews
The academic discussion of film and religion has recently entered a new and increasingly vital phase. One of the epicenters of this international discussion is the Icelandic group Deus ex Cinema. This is their first publication accessible to non-Icelandic readers ... and it delivers everything that is promised. It takes you all the way from Tarkovsky's childhood through Gilles Deleuze and Pavel Florensky to God - and back again. Through the Mirror is an inspiring collection of critical essays..., Gunnlaugur A. Jònsson is Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Iceland since 1995. He received a doctoral degree in theology from the University of Lund, Sweden, with the dissertation the Image of God: Genesis 1:26-28 in a Century of Old Testament Research (1988). Thorkell agùst ttarsson has a B.A. degree in Theology and is working on his M.A. thesis within the field of theology and film. He has written books and papers in Icelandic on religion and theological themes in films, i.e. on theological themes in war films., As the editors rightly state, little analysis has been leveled at the rich religious motifs and quotations within Tarkovsky's films... This compilation is therefore welcome for its focus as well as its approach; avoiding the extremes of pat reductionism or whimsical analysis, the various authors here strike a compelling pose between cinematic and theological scholarship and a respect for ambiguity and multiple interpretations. The writing is serious yet accessible..., Gunnlaugur A. Jnsson is Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Iceland since 1995. He received a doctoral degree in theology from the University of Lund, Sweden, with the dissertation The Image of God: Genesis 1:26-28 in a Century of Old Testament Research (1988).Thorkell agst ttarsson has a B.A. degree in Theology and is working on his M.A. thesis within the field of theology and film. He has written books and papers in Icelandic on religion and theological themes in films, i.e. on theological themes in war films., Gunnlaugur A. Jònsson is Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Iceland since 1995. He received a doctoral degree in theology from the University of Lund, Sweden, with the dissertation The Image of God: Genesis 1:26-28 in a Century of Old Testament Research (1988).Thorkell agùst ttarsson has a B.A. degree in Theology and is working on his M.A. thesis within the field of theology and film. He has written books and papers in Icelandic on religion and theological themes in films, i.e. on theological themes in war films.
