ERIC Number: EJ937331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 23
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A Hollywood View of Christian Mis-Education
Resnick, David
Religious Education, v106 n1 p21-43 2011
"Saved!" is the first Hollywood movie to focus on private religious education and is therefore a significant milestone in popular culture. The movie is critical of the school along the very dimensions of concern to Brighouse (2006): undermining personal autonomy, fostering social divisiveness, and promoting anti-democratic values. This article is a close reading of the film's illiberal representation of Christian education, including a discussion of whether liberalism may legitimately require traditional schools to privilege autonomy over obedience. The reading focuses on the issues the film highlights (and avoids): gender identity, sexual freedom, and abortion. Finally, the film is placed within the genre of anti-private school films, which valorize individualism over loyalty to group norms. (Contains 6 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Films, Religious Education, Traditionalism, Popular Culture, Private Schools, Pregnancy, Church Programs, Personal Autonomy, Sexual Identity, Traditional Schools, Democratic Values, Cultural Pluralism, Perspective Taking, Conflict, Attitudes, Individualism, Group Unity, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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