4. THE POWER OF STORY
1. Broadens our perspective and
enlarges our sense of what is possible
5. THE POWER OF STORY
1. Broadens our perspective and
enlarges our sense of what is possible
2. Can re-enchant the ordinary world
6. THE POWER OF STORY
1. Broadens our perspective and
enlarges our sense of what is possible
2. Can re-enchant the ordinary world
3. Can activate our moral imaginations
7. THE POWER OF STORY
1. Broadens our perspective and
enlarges our sense of what is possible
2. Can re-enchant the ordinary world
3. Can activate our moral imaginations
• Takes us to worlds we do not know
9. THE POWER OF STORY
4. Can baptize our imaginations
10. THE POWER OF STORY
4. Can baptize our imaginations
5. Satisfies primordial human desires
11. THE POWER OF STORY
4. Can baptize our imaginations
5. Satisfies primordial human desires
6. Offers healthy forms of escape
12. THE POWER OF STORY
4. Can baptize our imaginations
5. Satisfies primordial human desires
6. Offers healthy forms of escape
7. Script/Screenplay is the most
important element of every film, and
it almost always consists of a story
17. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
18. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
19. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
20. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
21. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
22. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
23. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
24. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
25. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
26. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
27. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
28. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
29. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
30. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
31. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
32. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
33. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
34. “What does this literature or film say about”:
Worldview God Man Origin Purpose Destiny
Relationships Unbounded
God is Basically Personal
Theism personal Evil Creator
(other- relational
centered) life
The gods Impersonal Absorption
Basically Self-
Monism are spirits
Good
agency
actualization
(spiritual
or forces (energy) annihilation)
God Impersonal plus
Basically Survival, Physical
Naturalism doesn’t
Neutral
time plus
autonomy annihilation
exist chance
36. INSIGHTS ABOUT LIFE
• What is the main problem that the
author/screenwriter tries to solve?
37. INSIGHTS ABOUT LIFE
• What is the main problem that the
author/screenwriter tries to solve?
• What are the moral lessons it
teaches?
38. INSIGHTS ABOUT LIFE
• What is the main problem that the
author/screenwriter tries to solve?
• What are the moral lessons it
teaches?
• What qualities of a hero does it
describe?
39. INSIGHTS ABOUT LIFE
• What is the main problem that the
author/screenwriter tries to solve?
• What are the moral lessons it
teaches?
• What qualities of a hero does it
describe?
• Whatis the central struggle
between good and evil?
42. INSIGHTS ABOUT MYSELF
• What is beautiful or wonderful about this book or film to me?
• How does it stimulate my imagination?
43. INSIGHTS ABOUT MYSELF
• What is beautiful or wonderful about this book or film to me?
• How does it stimulate my imagination?
• What does it make me long for, or desire?
44. INSIGHTS ABOUT MYSELF
• What is beautiful or wonderful about this book or film to me?
• How does it stimulate my imagination?
• What does it make me long for, or desire?
• With which character do I most identify, and why?
45. INSIGHTS ABOUT MYSELF
• What is beautiful or wonderful about this book or film to me?
• How does it stimulate my imagination?
• What does it make me long for, or desire?
• With which character do I most identify, and why?
• Why or why not would I recommend it to my friends?
59. REFLECTIONS MINISTRIES
RESOURCES
Reflections - A free monthly teaching letter
KenBoa.org website - Daily Growth email and free
text and audio resources
Worldviews in Film and Literature\nLeveraging the Power of Story\n\nA story well told can point beyond itself to the greatest story ever told. Stories in film and literature can move past the gatekeepers of non-theistic skepticism and speak directly to the heart and the will. Story can activate our moral imaginations, address essential human desires, and re-enchant the ordinary world.  This workshop will present methods of moving from beauty to goodness to truth in film and literature.\n
1. Broadens our perspective and enlarges our sense of what is possible \n2. Can reenchant the ordinary world\n3. Can activate our moral imaginations \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
1. Broadens our perspective and enlarges our sense of what is possible \n2. Can reenchant the ordinary world\n3. Can activate our moral imaginations \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
1. Broadens our perspective and enlarges our sense of what is possible \n2. Can reenchant the ordinary world\n3. Can activate our moral imaginations \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
1. Broadens our perspective and enlarges our sense of what is possible \n2. Can reenchant the ordinary world\n3. Can activate our moral imaginations \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
4. Can baptize our imaginations\n5. Satisfies primordial human desires\n6. Offers healthy forms of escape \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
4. Can baptize our imaginations\n5. Satisfies primordial human desires\n6. Offers healthy forms of escape \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
4. Can baptize our imaginations\n5. Satisfies primordial human desires\n6. Offers healthy forms of escape \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
4. Can baptize our imaginations\n5. Satisfies primordial human desires\n6. Offers healthy forms of escape \n\nC.S. Lewis as Philosopher, pp. 245-260\n\nImage: http://www.michigan.gov/images/filmoffice/mfo_237044_7.jpg\n
Trust that the Spirit will guide us from art (beauty) to ethics (goodness) to theology (truth). p. 31 Into the Dark\n
Trust that the Spirit will guide us from art (beauty) to ethics (goodness) to theology (truth). p. 31 Into the Dark\n
