A Whole Life in Twelve Movies

A Cinematic Journey to a Deeper Spirituality

De: Kathleen Norris, Gareth Higgins, James Martin SJ - foreword

Narrado por: Susan Hanfield

Come to the movies with two celebrated spirituality writers—American poet and author Kathleen Norris and Irish storyteller and peace activist Gareth Higgins.

In A Whole Life in Twelve Movies, Norris and Higgins invite listeners along as they discuss acclaimed movies that can help us better understand our lives—from before birth to death and beyond.

Featuring twelve films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Malcolm X, and Babette's Feast, this book is perfect for individuals or groups to watch and discuss movies over the course of a year. Each chapter recommends additional films and includes discussion questions ideally suited for churches, small groups, and book clubs.

As listeners watch and listen, they will journey through the human life cycle and explore themes of existence, goodness, belonging, vocation, identity, success, generosity, dealing with conflict, and what it means to be human. The book outlines a cinematic path toward a deeper spirituality and a more meaningful life for believers across the faith spectrum and seekers alike. It includes a foreword by James Martin, SJ.

©2024 Kathleen Norris and Gareth Higgins (P)2024 eChristian

Thoughts on Film and Spirituality

A very thoughtful book regarding film and spirituality. Contains meditations on a number of specific films ranging from well known and popular to the more obscure. There are two distinct voices here - Kathleen Norris who wrote Dakota and The Cloister Walk and her younger collaborator Gareth Higgins who is new to me. Both are excellent thinkers and I enjoyed this a lot. As far as the performance, I would have preferred two readers to one as that would have brought out the conversational aspect of the book and made it easier to distinguish the two voices. Perhaps keeping the current reader for Kathleen and finding a male reader for Gareth.