What is it about?
This paper explores how the film of 'Atonement' (2007) develops and introduces Christian themes into the storyline, and how this reflects more widely upon the place of Christianity in a secular world.
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Why is it important?
The movie version of Ian McEwan’s novel Atonement, directed by Joe Wright, raises interesting questions about implicit religion in films, which this article explores.
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This is the third in a series of four papers exploring the role of religion in film. A link to the fourth paper on Coen brothers' movies in the online Journal of Religion and Film is provided in the resources box.
Dr Vaughan S Roberts
Coventry Cathedral
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This page is a summary of: Implicit Sacraments in Atonement: The Movie, Implicit Religion, February 2009, Equinox Publishing,
DOI: 10.1558/imre.v11i3.297.
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