Surviving Together

Surviving Together

A Collection of Spiritual Poetry

Rev. Lee H. Blue, Jr. is weaving conservative theology with poetry in his attempt to make it relevant in today ́s culture and the future. It is his intent to encapsulate the perfections of God along with the doctrines of the personhood of the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit through poetry based on his seminary training from Dallas Theological Seminary. The book ́s title "A Collection of Spiritual Poetry" refers to the principle theme of theology in poetry. The principle chapters are centered around the Trinity, Salvation, Sanctification, and other Christian doctrines. It is his hope that each reader will develop a better understanding of the Triune God, begin to develop a meaningful relationship with God, develop a closer devotion to God, and fall deeper in love with Him.

Theology and Survival Movies

This book provides an innovative analysis of the survival movie genre from an Orthodox Christian anthropological perspective. Grounded in the Orthodox tradition, the approach builds from the first chapter of Genesis where man is described as made in the ‘image’ and after the ‘likeness’ of God. It offers a nuanced theological exploration of the concept of the survival movie and examines a number of significant cinematic creations, illustrating how issues of survival intersect romantic, Western, science fiction and war films. The author reflects on how survival movies offer a path for the study of human nature given they depict people in crisis situations where they may reveal their true characters. As well as discussing the role of a ‘limit situation’ as a narrative element, the book highlights the spiritual aspect of survival and points to the common hope in survival movies for something more than biological survival. It is valuable reading for scholars working in the field of religion and film.