The World Transparent: A Catechesis at the Movies

The World Transparent examines the spiritual themes that have populated our Western and Christian tradition for many centuries. From a sacramental standpoint and using forty well-loved films as illustrations The World Transparent endeavors to guide the reader through a process of formation and towards a mature understanding of the Christian faith; not only as an intellectual exploration but as a spiritually lived experience. Its focus is on the virtues as they help to form us to live purposeful lives and attain happiness; on conscience as it directs our judgment and moral actions; on grace as it lifts up our nature and works to perfect it; on the sacraments as they confer the graces that enable us to meet lifes struggles; and on the theological virtues of faith hope and love as they immerse us in the order of grace and direct us to the source of our redemption in Christ. Each of these sacred themes is augmented by beauty and by the sacramental qualities found in great art in powerful stories and shot through eminently by classic masterful film.