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Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The Passion as Interpretation 1. The Art of The Passion Jack Miles 2. The Good News of Mel Gibson's Passion George M. Smiga 3. Tragically Heroic Men and the Women Who Love Them Tod Linafelt 4. Contexts: Theology, Devotion, and Culture Vincent J. Miller 5. Mel Gibson's Lethal Passion Bruce Chilton 6. Jewish Crowd and Roman Governor John Dominic Crossan 7. Gibson's Mary Magdalene Jane Schaberg 8. Mel Gibson, Bride of Christ Mark D. Jordan and Kent L. Brintnall Part Two: Ethical and Theological Responses 9. No Pain, No Gain? Paula Fredriksen 10. Christ's Passion: Homoeroticism and the Origins of Christianity Susannah Heschel 11. Mel Gibson's Passion Richard L. Rubenstein 12. The Passion for Social Justice and The Passion of the Christ Margaret R. Miles 13. The Passions of the Reviewers; Or, Why Liberals Are Right for the Wrong Reasons and Conservatives Are Wrong for the Right Reasons Mark Douglas 14. The Offense of Flesh Mark C. Taylor Part Three: Passion, Media, Audience 15. The Passion and the Death of God Thomas J. J. Altizer 16. Kill Jesus Amy Hollywood 17. Jesus's Extreme Makeover William G. Little 18. Lights! Camera! Action! José M rquez 19. Seeing Is Not Believing Jody Enders 20. The Passion in Black and White Robert M. Franklin 21. They Know Not What They Watch Timothy K. Beal Contributors Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Christianity and culture -- United States.
Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Mass media -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Christianity in mass media.
Gibson, Mel -- Religion.
Passion of the Christ (Motion picture).