“I Pray We Won’t Let This Moment Pass Us By”: Christian Concert Films and Numinous Experiences
Jim Y. Trammell
Journal of Media and Religion October 1, 2016 DOI: 10.1080/15348423.2016.1248185 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that Christian concert films use shot composition, editing, and content selection to evoke numinous experiences, and that mass media technologies and aesthetics can create expectations of religious encounters. The author challenges the use of mass media to manufacture religious experiences. |
Abstract
This article analyzes the Christian concert film Live in Miami: Welcome to the Aftermath to investigate how mass media evoke numinous experiences. Using a framework that locates technological determinism within theories of religious encounters, the analysis explores how Christian concert films create numinous experiences through shot composition, editing, and content selection. The article argues that mass media technologies and aesthetics can create expectations of religious encounters and challenges the use of mass media to manufacture religious experiences.