{"product_id":"tob-at-the-movies-free-ebook","title":"TOB at the Movies free eBook","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWE ARE WIRED \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFOR STORIES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe need them\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to understand who we are, where we come from, and where we’re headed. And this is why even \u003ci\u003esecular\u003c\/i\u003e movies can become the occasion of a \u003ci\u003esacred\u003c\/i\u003e experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Saint John Paul II wrote, “Even beyond its typically religious expressions, true art has a close affinity with the world of faith, so that, even in situations where culture and the Church are far apart, art remains a kind of bridge to religious experience.”\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone familiar with Christopher West's courses, lectures, books and blog posts knows that he is a movie enthusiast. Next to music, they’re his favorite art form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"There is just no more powerful way to tell a story, it seems to me, than through the visual medium of a well-crafted, artfully produced film,\" he says.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years he has written a great deal about how certain movies create this bridge. Now, for the first time, and in response to numerous requests, he has collected those writings in his \u003cstrong\u003eFREE\u003c\/strong\u003e ebook: \u003cb\u003eTheology of the Body at the Movies\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theology of the Body Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341995720988,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/0413\/files\/TOB_At_The_Movies_FINAL_2023COVER.jpg?v=1701381932","url":"https:\/\/shop.tobinstitute.org\/products\/tob-at-the-movies-free-ebook","provider":"Theology of the Body Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}