Jeffrey Overstreet

A Light So Lovely

History & Biography

“This book has a secret. It’s a magic word—one so small you might overlook it. The word? And. It’s everywhere in this book, marking how Madeleine L’Engle reconciled what we have divided. Like L’Engle’s vision, Arthur’s book is for believers and unbelievers. Readers and writers. Fans of science fiction and romance. People of faith and people of science—and those who love both of those languages. Girls, boys, women, men—those in their forties and twenties, and who are also still five, capable of wide-eyed, childlike faith. This intimate introduction is so full of wisdom, it will rejuvenate newcomers to L’Engle’s work and her most faithful fans. I’m grateful for Arthur’s homage to a personal hero: It’s a joy to read and a reminder to live with wild imagination.”

God in the Movies

Theology

“God in the Movies is an essential text for courageous moviegoers. Paying attention to forty years of cinematic excellence and leading us into the questions raised by art’s provocative ambiguities, Barsotti, Johnston, and their community of cinephiles celebrate an incarnational vision. They show us that the Spirit moves in mysterious ways throughout the world of cinema—in movies popular and obscure, commercial and foreign, inspiring and disturbing. With prophetic understanding, they coax us to become wise interpreters of the world’s big-screen dreams. They give us ‘eyes to see.”